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A blue transfer printed footed cream pitcher with a rectangular handle. The outer body is decorated by the Massachusetts State House. The inner base has a pastoral scene adorning the center and the edge is decorated with a floral motif.
creamers
earthenware
glazing (coating)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
transfer printing
tin (metal)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
cows
flowers (plants)
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
scrolls (motifs)
sheep (genus)
trees
Vessel, Drink Serving
Pitcher
Pitcher, Cream
Earthenware
Tin Glazed
Transfer Printed
Flower
Scroll
Leaf
Cow
Sheep
Tree
Pitcher, Cream
Impressed on bottom: ROGERS
Subject Boston Common,
Boston Common
State House
John Rogers & Son (Maker)
Longport, England, Staffordshire; Hanley, England, Staffordshire
3 3/4 x 2 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Mary C. Wheelwright
1921.129
Title Dinner plate Accession Number 1939.397
Title Plate Accession Number 1942.882
Title Soup Plate Accession Number 1943.294
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