Squat pitcher with underglaze blue decoration: bulbous with relatively wide mouth and flaring u-shaped handle set high on body; rests on straight-sided foot rim; bottom of foot rim wiped; typical "Canton" landscape decoration runs nearly all the way around the body; blue line masks the bottom of landscape joint of body and foot rim; carelessly-rendered "Canton border" of six-pointed stars on blue background with hatch-marked scalloping at lip; floral and leaf decoration in blue runs up handle.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Notes
Dates: 1834 - 1899
Date made: r. 1834 - 1899
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Including handle
Height
4-1/8 in
Width
5-3/8 in
Diameter
4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 x 4 in. (10.5 x 13.7 x 10.2 cm)
Material
Porcelain (hard-paste)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Two glaze flakes on lip; small tears on bottom from firing.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Montgomery Room