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Pitcher

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1845-1860

GUSN

GUSN-6078

Description

Tapered cylindrical body with round molded spout; porous looking beige background with molded white tropical scene; stylized leaf motif handle attached three times to body.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pitchers (vessels)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
parian (porcelain)
porcelain
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
tropical climate
Parian
Porcelain
Tropical
Leaf
PITCHER

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

6.875 x 3.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1136

Places

Possibly
Possibly

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