Cream Pitcher

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cream Pitcher

Entry/Object ID

2012.36.29

Description

White porcelain cream pitcher. The pitcher is printed with a fully-colored illustration of park surrounded by city buildings. The park is painted to look like it is dirt or the grass is dead. The image is labeled, "ORLEANS, VERMONT." The bottom of the pitcher is marked, "Made in Germany for The Whipple-Converse Co. Orleans, Vermont."

Context

Sold by The Whipple-Converse Company in Orleans, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2012.36

Source or Donor

Rathke, Frank L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1920

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

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

2-3/8 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Diameter

2-1/4 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

The Whipple-Converse Company

Related Places

Place

Village

Orleans

Town

Barton

County

Orleans County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America