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ca. 1875
GUSN-180883
Silver plated ice water pitcher in the form of a large tankard with a hinged lid, handle, large spout, and ceramic liner. Applied band with scrolls, sprays of flowers and winged horses around the rim.
pitchers (vessels)
plated metal
silver (metal)
ceramic (material)
Pitcher, Ice Water
"REED & BARTON" (impressed)
"1424" (scratched)
"1530" (impressed)
"MF'D & PLATED BY / REED & BARTON / PATENTED / APRIL 6, 1858 / AUG 4. 1868 / NOV. 17 1868 / APRIL 6TH 1872. / EXTENDED. 7. YEARS" (impressed)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)
Ernest, Kauffman (Inventor)
Leach, Thomas (Inventor)
12 x 6 3/4 x 10 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1961
Massachusetts (United States)
Taunton (Bristol county, Massachusetts)
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