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Blue glazed pitcher with panels marked in gold lustre alternating with tall plants. There are dragonflies and butterflies. The handle is bracket shaped and decorated with gold.
pitchers (vessels)
porcelain
figure- and animal-derived motifs
butterflies
dragonflies and damselflies
floral patterns
Vessel, Drink Serving
Pitcher
Porcelain
Earthenware
Tin Glazed
Floral
Dragonfly
Butterfly
Pitcher
Stamped in black on the bottom: ""Rieti"" [in shell shape] ""4.88"" [handwritten in gold]
New England Pottery Company (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
7 1/4 (H), 12 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Frederick M. Morth
1998.5750
Massachusetts (United States)
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