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Pitcher

Maker: Benedick C. Milburn
Culture: American
Medium: Stoneware
Place Made: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Dates: 1841-1846
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (26 x 20 x 16.8 cm)
Markings: Impressed on collar below spout: "B.C. MILBURN / ALEX.A" and impressed below on body: "1"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 47.1.8
Credit Line: Gift of Arthur W. Clement
Image: Overall, 47.1.8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Salt-glazed stoneware pitcher; gray ground accented with blue glaze. Cylindrical body tapers in at collar to narrow offset cylindrical neck with flared lip and pulled, short spout. Strap handle attached to side of neck and body, below collar. Leaf and vine decorations painted in blue glaze around neck and shoulder; joins of handle accented in blue glaze. CONDITION: Good; spots and holes in glaze (firing imperfections); few large and small chips around base.

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