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Cream Pitcher

Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
Medium: Porcelain
Place Manufactured: New York City, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1876
Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 3 1/16 x 1 1/4 in. (8.9 x 7.8 x 3.2 cm)
Markings: Printed on underside in green: "U.P.W." above head of an eagle
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 68.87.34
Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Chace
Image: Overall, 68.87.34_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Cream pitcher, white porcelain with vitreous glaze; hotel china. Body rises from ovoid base, tapers toward top; spout pulled out at top edge; opposing handle. Simple molded decorations below spout and on handle. Condition: Good.

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