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Pitcher

Pitcher
Object name 
Pitcher
Date 
ca. 1945
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Spode
Related People 
Depicted: Winston Churchill
Medium 
Whiteware
Dimensions 
Overall: 8 3/4 x 6 x 4 1/4 in. ( 22.2 x 15.2 x 10.8 cm )
Description 
Molded pitcher in shape of a seated, cigar-smoking, thick-bodied man (Winston Churchill), dressed in a suit with bowtie and open top hat; on a rectangular plinth with notched corners; c-shaped handle applied to reverse.
Credit Line 
Gift of Edmund Astley Prentis
Object Number 
1965.2
Marks 
printed: in brown on base "COPELAND/ SPODE (with oval reserve imposed on rectangle)/ ENGLAND/REC- APPLIED FOR
Gallery Label 
Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of England during World War II.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.