Stoneware pitcher with straight neck with built in spout which is a slight pour lip and added handle. On bowl of pitcher just below neck is shell design alternating with arrow pointing down. Gray salt glaze inside and out.
Collection
Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]
Acquisition
Accession
1973.108
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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
Height
8-1/4 in
Width
7-1/2 in
Location
Cabinet
Pine Cupboard
Wall
West Wall
Room
Kitchen
Floor
First Floor
Building
Wildwood House
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Provenance
Notes
History from original donor said it was made by a woman who came to Missouri in a covered wagon. This was a popular style in the 1860’s. Shape and glaze came from Pennsylvania.
