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Pitcher

Culture: American
Designer: Josiah Jones
Manufacturer: Charles Cartlidge & Co., 1848-1856
Medium: Porcelain
Place Manufactured: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1848-1856
Dimensions: Height: 7 in. (17.8 cm.); Diameter of base: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm.)
Inscriptions: In gold letters on front of pitcher: "Mrs. Joseph Omsted"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 43.128.55
Credit Line: Gift of Arthur W. Clement
Image: Overall, 43.128.55_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Porcelain pitcher, white body with high glaze, molded relief design of acorns and leaves outlined in gold; rustic handle. The name of Mrs. Joseph Omsted in gold letters on the front of the pitcher.

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