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Pitcher

about 1820
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Lustreware
Dimensions 16.4 x 17.7 cm (6 7/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Charlotte and Irving Rabb
Accession Number1991.409
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPottery

DescriptionLead-glazed cream-colored earthenware (creamware) with lustre decoration. High-shouldered pitcher on a spreading foot; body divided into four partially fluted panels with central roundels; beading along upper edge of body and sides of handle; neck rim molded with rose sprays; squared shaped handle. Edges of panels, rim and sides of handles picked out in pink lustre. Three roundels on either side of body, and below spout contain landscapes in pink lustre.