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Pitcher
Chinese export
about 1785-1790
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. 0.14
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Lyman
Accession Number55.499
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionHelmet shaped cream pitcher, decorated in black and gold with arms of Cincinnati Society on one side and script initials "SS" in gold on the other. See also 57.183.
Or possibly SS for Samuel Shaw? See 57.522. Same monogram and arms.
Or possibly SS for Samuel Shaw? See 57.522. Same monogram and arms.
ProvenanceBy 1928, Mrs. Henry L. Lyman; 1955, gift of Mrs. Henry Lyman to the MFA.