Cream Pitcher

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cream Pitcher

Entry/Object ID

1967.82.6

Description

White ceramic cream pitcher. One side is transfer printed in pink with a scene showing three young children holding hands while standing in front of a headstone. There is a small basket of flowers in front of the children and a man’s top hat overturned on the ground behind the children. There is a chapel in the background and flowers around the edges. The bottom of the illustration is labeled “The Mother's Grave.“ The other side is printed with a scene showing a young woman holding a baby with a young child standing behind her. They are shown beside yard or meadow, in front of some large rocks and trees. The illustration is labeled “The Orphans” The shoulder and top edge are striped with lines of pink luster.

Context

Owned by Olive Hovey Freeman of Waterford, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1967.82

Source or Donor

Millen, Ethel Jewett Rock (1890-1980)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pitcher, Cream

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pitcher

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel, Drink Serving

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

3-3/8 in

Length

5-7/8 in

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Waterman, Olive Hovey Freeman (1823-1907)

Related Places

Place

Town

Waterford

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America