Cream Pitcher

• Artist: Union Porcelain Works (Manufacturer)
• Medium: Porcelain
• Geographical Location: New York City, New York, USA
• Dates: ca. 1880
• Dimensions: 5 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (14.3 x 12.1 x 7.3 cm)
• Markings: On underside: -- transfer-printed in green, "U.P.W." above head of an eagle -- transfer-printed in orange, "[within urn] UNION / PORCELAIN / WORKS / GREENPOINT / N.Y." and below urn "10 '85" -- incised in glaze, "I V [?]"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 36, Shelf N
• Accession Number: 68.87.6
• Image: "Overall", 68.87.6.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2003

Catalogue Description:
Porcelain cream pitcher, part of green and white dinner service (68.87.1-13). White porcelain with vitreous glaze; coral-colored glazed handle. Cylindrical body with paneled sides and upward arching spout; opposing handle molded like branch. Applied decorations in gilding and green paint, including: roundel containing stylized fleur-de-lis within each panel; gold bands and border of ribbon and tassel design around top edge. CONDITION: Good.