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Pitcher

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Pewter
DATES ca. 1908
DIMENSIONS 8 1/4 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. (21 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS Stamped on bottom: "REED & BARTON / 1755 / 6"
SIGNATURE no signature
INSCRIPTIONS Inscribed engraving on the front side : "B [or R]. W. C. and O. M. A. / FROM THE / Walter Lowrie Club. / July 23rd 1908." [all in script except "FROM THE"]
ACCESSION NUMBER 87.174
CREDIT LINE Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Pewter pitcher. Ovoid, "sweetheart" shape with molded foot rim and molded scalloped rim at lip and spout. Twig-form handle has lower acanthus terminal and branches to two leaf terminals at rim. Reserve on front and back formed by opposing C-scrolls. CONDITION: Normal wear, scratches and oxyadation. mineral deposits on interior.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION Reed & Barton (American, 1840–present). Pitcher, ca. 1908. Pewter, 8 1/4 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. (21 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis, 87.174. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.174.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 87.174.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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