Pitcher

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Pitcher

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.45

Description

Bulbous, ribbed pitcher bearing blue transfer-printed landscape decoration "Nonpareil": squat proportions with wide lip and handle with molded decoration in the form of C-curves; romantic landscape printed on either side; river runs through landscape dotted with castles, a church, and other buildings while a "rustic" man is standing in foreground by "rustic" seated woman; border of foliage and C-curves runs around upper rim; handle has somewhat similar decoration; overall quality of transfer-printing blurred. Bottom bears the following marks: An impressed "46" and transfer-printed in blue "ENGLAND" above a Rococo Revival style cartouche topped by an eagle, inside the cartouche is "BURGESS & LEIGH/ NONPAREIL", and below "MIDDLEPORT POTTERY" with a "C1" obscuring the "M".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Burgess & Leigh

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1867 Date made: r. 1834 - 1867

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5 in

Width

6 in

Depth

4-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 x 6 x 4 1/8 in. (12.7 x 15.2 x 10.5 cm)

Material

Earthenware

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.87.1176 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1177 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1175 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1170 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1169 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1162 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1166 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1163 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1157 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1164 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1155 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1156 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1158 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1159 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1160 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1161 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1165 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1167 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1168 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1171 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1172 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1173 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1174 - Plate - Part of set MP.87.1178 - Plate - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

w.1155-1201

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, China Room