Hall China Company (1903–2020). <em>Refrigerator Pitcher with Lid</em>, 1940–1941. Earthenware, 9 1/2 × 4 × 8 in. (24.1 × 10.2 × 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 85.158.1a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.158.1a-b_mark_bw.jpg)

Hall China Company (1903–2020). Refrigerator Pitcher with Lid, 1940–1941. Earthenware, 9 1/2 × 4 × 8 in. (24.1 × 10.2 × 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 85.158.1a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.158.1a-b_mark_bw.jpg)

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Refrigerator Pitcher with Lid

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Decorative Art, 4th Floor

MANUFACTURER Hall China Company, 1903–2020

MEDIUM Earthenware

Place Manufactured: East Liverpool, Ohio, United States

DATES 1940–1941

DIMENSIONS 9 1/2 × 4 × 8 in. (24.1 × 10.2 × 20.3 cm) (show scale)

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 and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 85.158.1a-b

CREDIT LINE Gift of Paul F. Walter

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Refrigerator ceramic earthenware 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.

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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Decorative Art, 4th Floor

CAPTION Hall China Company (1903–2020). Refrigerator Pitcher with Lid, 1940–1941. Earthenware, 9 1/2 × 4 × 8 in. (24.1 × 10.2 × 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 85.158.1a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.158.1a-b_mark_bw.jpg)

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