Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
Thrown and incised bulbous body, swelled at center and tapering to a very narrow foot. Tapered at neck w/ an incised line defining shoulder. Molded strap handle. Wide circular mouth w/ dished flange to receive circular lid w/ button knop. Pinch spout. Red clay body w/ lead glaze interior. Dark brown slip on exterior under glossy glaze.
pitchers (vessels)
redware
Redware
PITCHER
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
7.5 x 6.125 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.271
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
