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1840-1850
GUSN-46505
Pinched oval shape w/ pointy, slightly upturned mouth and ear-shaped handle w/ green leaf in relief on spine and under mouth; green-edged palmette border around base; blue, orange and green stylized florette chain around rim; 2 heart-shaped medallions depict: 1) Sportive Innocence--girl, boy, dog and doll standing and 2) Mischievous Sport--girl and boy frolicking w/ satyr mask; both medallions framed by tree boughs; titles of scenes impressed under them.
pitchers (vessels)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Pratt ware
molding (forming)
relief (sculpture techniques)
tin (metal)
childhood
figure- and animal-derived motifs
dog (animal)
dolls
fleuron (motifs)
girls
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Earthenware
Prattware
Tin Glazed
Relief Molded
Leaf
Floret
Medallion
Girl
Boy
Dog
Doll
Childhood
PITCHER
Paper label on bottom: ""For the Society/ for Preservation/ of N.E. Antiquities""
Unknown
7.25 (H) (inches)
Gift of Alice and Emil Ahlborn
1961.158
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