Pitcher

Ceramic

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Stenton

Name/Title

Pitcher

Entry/Object ID

67.181

Description

Barrel-shaped jug with a twisted handle and a small outflaring spout at the top, on the side opposite the handle. The spout has a built-in strainer. Underglaze blue decoration includes a continuous Asian landscape beginning and ending on either side of the handle, and a series of three geometric borders below the rim, the widest in the middle (latticework). The handle and molded foliage at the junction with the body are painted blue.

Collection

Ceramics

Category

Museum Collections
Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1800 - 1850

Place

Location

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Notes

Date: 1800-1850

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Diameter

4-3/4 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Location

Stenton

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America