Pitcher
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
ca. 1850
DIMENSIONS
13 x 14 x 10 3/8 in. (33 x 35.6 x 26.4 cm)
Diameter of base: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
Painted in gold in top section of shield: "To the Assembly"
Painted in gold in the center of the wreath on one side: "Presented by the / M & M. Union"; on the other side: "Of the State / Of New York".
ACCESSION NUMBER
64.83.3
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Alice Corey Robertson
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Large white porcelain pitcher made from mold, with applied gilt and painted decorations. Flat base, bulging belly, and high arching spout with opposing ear-shaped handle molded like a branch. Relief decoration, highlighted with gilt, of acorns and oak leaf wreaths on either side of body and eagle atop shield and anchor below spout. On the shield, the stripes are painted dull red; the upper section is outlined in blue and contains the inscription, "To the Assembly." Additional inscriptions painted within the wreaths on both sides of the body.
CONDITION: Good, loss of gilding and cracks in glaze.
CAPTION
Attributed to Charles Cartlidge & Co. (1848–1856). Pitcher, ca. 1850. Porcelain, 13 x 14 x 10 3/8 in. (33 x 35.6 x 26.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alice Corey Robertson, 64.83.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 64.83.3.jpg)
IMAGE
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