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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
1916-1922
1954.164
Painted plaster
Artist/Maker: Daniel Chester French

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Pitcher

Pitcher
Object name 
Pitcher
Date 
1850-1900
Medium 
Porcelain
Dimensions 
Overall: 10 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 24.1 x 14 cm )
Description 
Oval porcelain pitcher with scalloped rim, green enamel around neck; oak leaf and acorn branch molded in relief and highlighted with gilding; gilding also on rim; handles shaped like oak branches and highlighted with gilding; crown emblem at center of each side.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mary Clinton Brown
Object Number 
1940.285
Gallery Label 
The emblem that appears on these pitchers is the Clinton family crest.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.