Pitcher

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Pitcher

Entry/Object ID

SS.93.1

Description

Ironstone octagonal pitcher with romantic and scenic blue transfer pattern: octagonal shape flares out beneath handle and at foot rim, with leaf-molded design at raised spout and at bottom of squared-off U-shaped handle; leafy C and S foliated scrolls around foot rim and framing cartouches on collar (inside and out), trefoil and quatrefoil pattern on handle; reserve pattern on body (belly) is scene with priory in top left background; a stream or pond flushed by the trees divides the scenes; in the foreground, a man wearing a top hat is seated and a woman with a parasol and three children stand near him; all pattern elements included on rim. Marks: "E. CHA LINOR. Co." maker, transferred on bottom; "PRIORY" pattern, transferred on bottom; "T" stamp on bottom.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E. Chalinor Company

Date made

1853 - 1862

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

6 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 6 in. (21.9 x 19.1 x 15.2 cm)

Material

Ironstone

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Details of Condition: Glaze worn on four parts of handle. Glazed scraped at points of octagon at widest section. Chips, one near bottom of handle, one on octagon point at widest section near handle. Variest chips along rim. Glaze crackled and discolored. Cracks where pitcher tapers in and where handle bottom is joined.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Cook's Pantry