Lidded plastic pitcher, ribbed (orange with ivory lid)

Object/Artifact

Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Lidded plastic pitcher, ribbed (orange with ivory lid)

Entry/Object ID

2025.11.53

Description

Tall, slightly tapering cylindrical water/beverage pitcher molded in opaque orange plastic, encircled by evenly spaced horizontal rib bands. A squared open-loop handle is molded integrally to one side. The ivory/cream lid snaps over the rim and carries a flip-up pour-spout flap above the lip and a small molded thumb-tab; viewed from above (Image 2) the lid is a plain disc with the spout opening at one edge and a short central tab. A blank, recessed oval cartouche is molded into the upper body near the handle, with no inscription inside it.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.11

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Parts

bottle, lid

Materials

Material Notes

Materials: Molded plastic — orange body and ivory lid (likely polyethylene or polypropylene; tentative, by appearance). Technique: Injection-molded; integral ribbed body and loop handle; separately molded snap-fit lid with integral pour-spout flap and thumb-tab.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Research Notes

Notes

A common mid-to-late 20th-century molded-plastic household pitcher.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

February 27, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 18, 2026