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Cream pitcher
Chinese
1750–1799
Object Place: China for American Market
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
13.33 x 16.83 cm (5 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Professor Emeritus F. H. Norton and the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Accession Number1971.445
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DescriptionThe cream pitcher is molded and helmet-shaped with a raised, round base. There is a hand-painted, rust-colored American eagle surrounde by stars on the front of the pitcher under the spout and a gold boarder with swags on the interior rim.
Provenance1971, gift of Professor Emeritus F. H. Norton and the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to the MFA. (Accession date: Nov 10, 1971)