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Pitcher

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-7757

Description

Pale drab green with matte finish. Two-part body with hunt scene in high relief; dogs chasing a deer and deer in thicket. Conical body terminating in spouted mouth. High cartouche-shaped foot. S-shaped handle in form of branch with vine terminus running around body. Glossy glaze lining.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pitchers (vessels)
glazing (coating)
molding (forming)
relief (sculpture techniques)
stoneware (pottery)
tin (metal)
cartouches (ornament)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
deers
dog (animal)
hunting
Stoneware
Molded
Tin Glazed
Relief
Dog
Hunting
Deer
Cartouche
PITCHER

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Jones & Walley (Maker)

Location of Origin

Cobridge, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

10 x 8.375 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.606

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