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Luce Center
Covered pitcher
Object name
Covered pitcher
Date
ca. 1805
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 11 1/2 x 10 x 7 in. ( 29.2 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm )
Description
Porcelain pitcher with interlacing reeded strap handles terminating in molded floral sprays on either side of the body; grisaille image of a two-masted ship on a green sea; one image depicts the ship under sail; the other shows it foundering; the borders of the pitcher and cover are blue enamel bands with gilded and rust grapevines; the cover has a Foo dog knop.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.116ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
