Name/Title
Nippon hand-painted pitcher with design of roses and enameling, early 1900sEntry/Object ID
2013.2.1Description
Acc. No. 13.2.1
Subject Category: Household, decorative
Date or Period: early 1900's
Object: Pitcher
Description: Nippon hand-painted porcelain pitcher with a design of roses and leaves and a handle, spout and base rim of Morage enameling.
Size: H-7” x B-6 1/2”
History of Object: A decorative Nippon pitcher made prior to 1921 from the museum collection of Ms. Carolyn Potter, a teacher at Washington School. Ms. Potter had in her classroom a display of artifacts and oddities for her pupil’s edification. After her death, the Board of Education donated this pitcher, and other items, to the Alameda Museum in the 1950's, but until now, it was never cataloged.
Acquired from: Alameda Board of Education
Date: 01/10/2013Interpretative Labels
Label
2/24/2024 MvL: current text on attached tag:
MISS. CAROLYN POTTERS
MUSEUM COLLECTION
WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
