Pitcher
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
ca. 1875
DIMENSIONS
6 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 x 17.1 x 16.5 cm)
MARKINGS
Registration mark appears twice, applied (February, year illegible-likely after 1867) and printed in brown paint (April 1874); company logo ("G" and "J" combined); "3651" and "[11]" all hand painted in red-orange paint; white paper adhesive label: "5697".
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.152.331
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
White bodied molded pitcher with painted and applied flora and fauna. Truncated cone shaped body on flared circular base; flared neck and molded spout with molded blue bat on exterior. Body with asymmetrical transfer printed hand painted birds and leaves with flora and fauna, including standing ostrich and wild turkey in flight, in gray, green, pink, brown, and yellow. Applied molded handle of reptilian, dragon-like form painted blue with gold highlights. Asymmetrical transfer printed hand painted floral decoration to interior of spout, with gilded rim.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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