Parian ware pitcher with white bulbous body. Cattails (blooms and leaves) in low relief around body and on handle. Scalloped rim. Unglazed exterior with clear glazed interior.
pitchers (vessels)
parian (porcelain)
molding (forming)
relief (sculpture techniques)
Pitcher
Impressed: Registry mark for March 7, 1848 and ""W 9""
Ridgway & Abington (Maker)
Hanley, England, Staffordshire
9 (H) (inches)
Gift of Miss Ethelind R. Merritt
1935.947
1848 (After)
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