Collection Highlights
Section of water pipe
1800-1840
X.47
Wood, iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitchers (pair)
Object name
Pitchers (pair)
Date
1850-1900
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
a: 10 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 24.1 x 14 cm )
b: 10 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 24.1 x 14 cm )
Description
Pair of oval porcelain pitchers with scalloped rim, green enamel around necks; oak leaves and acorn branches molded in relief and highlighted with gilding; gilding also on rims; 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
1940.284-285
Marks
enamelled: on exterior beneath crown: "A.C.B."
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.