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Pitcher

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1825-1850

GUSN

GUSN-52247

Description

Copper lustre body w/ rococo ear-shaped handle and pointy spout; blue glaze band around body w/ copper lustre "sprigs."

Details

Descriptive Terms

pitchers (vessels)
lusterware
copper (metal)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
tin (metal)
foliation (pattern)
Earthenware
Tin Glazed
Copper Lustre
Sprig
PITCHER

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5.75 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Collected by and Presented in memory of Rosetta Ginesi Sherwood 1873-1940 By William C. Sherwood

Accession Number

1941.495

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