Molded turquoise pitcher with twig-shaped handle: has rounded body and flaring top with slight, pointed spout; band of molded leafs run around top edge; body appears to crack open revealing a pattern of white conjoined cells; handle connects to flaring top and middle part of body; branch continues seam to foot; broad, five-petalled leaf on either side of handle connected by stem to "branch"; wiped foot rim is covered in clear glaze; two marks in blue, one across, the other an obscured triangle; stamped marks include "4" and obscured mark "A/B/OLFOCROFE?".
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Notes
Dates: 1868 - 1899
Date made: r. 1868 - 1899
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See decription
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
6-3/4 in
Diameter
5-3/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (17.1 x 14.6 cm)
Dimension Description
Including handle
Width
7-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Material
Earthenware
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Cracked in inner lip.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, China Room