Cream pitcher

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Cream pitcher

Entry/Object ID

PM.87.16

Description

Cream pitcher with bulbous bottom and decoration in form of an oriental landscape: has slight, pointed spout and applied C-shaped handle; rests on shallow, wiped foot rim; landscape (from left to right) contains a pagoda and shed-like building on a rocky shore, water, the moon (or sun), mountains in distance, trees, rocks, another building, and more mountains; two lines run around bottom of body and at the top a border is composed of a double row of hatchmarked triangles, upright and inverted; decoration on back of handle in form of flower with leaves.

Collection

Philipsburg Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1800 - 1833 Date made: r. 1800 - 1833

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

3-1/8 in

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (8.3 x 7.9 x 6.4 cm)

Material

Porcelain (hard-paste)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Spout slightly chipped and cracked (including 7/8" long hairline).

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 07B