Collections: Decorative Arts: Refrigerator Pitcher with Lid

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Refrigerator Pitcher with Lid

• Manufacturer: Hall China Company, 1903-present
• Medium: Ceramic
• Place Manufactured: 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
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 85.158.1a-b
• Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter
• Image: Overall, 85.158.1a-b_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Hall China Company (1903-present). Refrigerator Pitcher with Lid, 1940-1941. Ceramic, 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (23.5 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 85.158.1a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.158.1a-b_bw.jpg)
• 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.