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Wheildon-Wedgwood type majolica; molded in cauliflower form with reeded handle; clear and green lead glazes.
milk jugs
lids
glazing (coating)
molding (forming)
ceramic (material)
Creamware
Molded
Majolica
PITCHER, MILK
Hand-written note (apparently by another hand, now in accession file): ""Made by/Thomas Wheildon in England/between the years/1740-1780 during five/years which he was partner of/Wedgwood/the cauliflower very rare.""
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
1991.176A,B
Unknown
5 3/4 x 3 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.176AB
England (United Kingdom) [country]
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