Refrigerator Pitcher with Lid

• Artist: Hall China Company (Manufacturer)
• Medium: Ceramic
• Geographical Location: East Liverpool, Ohio, USA
• Dates: 1940-1941
• Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (23.5 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm)
• Markings: Printed on underside of base: "MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR / WESTINGHOUSE / BY / The Hall China Co. / MADE IN U.S.A." Impressed on base: "Y2"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 18, Shelf I
• Accession Number: 85.158.1a-b
• Image: 85.158.1a-b_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Streamlined ceramic pitcher (a) with fitted lid (b); cobalt blue body, vitreous glaze. The pitcher is an elongated oval in plan and a round-edged rectangle in elevation, raised on narrower oval base. Handle cut into body of the pitcher. Three grooves run horizontally around body of pitcher at bottom; similar grooves run vertically up side with handle, over top, and around lid. Conforming lid fits flush into top of pitcher. CONDITION: Minor scratches from use; imperfections in glaze; otherwise good.