ca. 1880
GUSN-6075
Small straight sided pitcher tapering from a circular base to a wide circular mouth with pinched spout; molded body in brown tree bark overall motif with handle in form of a branch terminating on sides in large green oak leaves; snail shell spur on handle; flint enamel or mineral glazes; interior mottled aqua green.
pitchers (vessels)
earthenware
shell (animal material)
maiolica
shell (animal material)
trees
Earthenware
Majolica
Tree
Shell
PITCHER
Impressed on bottom ""MINTON/35/..3""
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Minton (Maker)
England
4 x 4.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1134
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