Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1815-1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 7 x 4 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Lead glazed earthenware (pearlware) pitcher with molded hunting scenes , one side with two seated men with rifles and dog, other side with two men, two dogs, and a dead rabbit; molded grape vine at neck, purple luster highlights, molded flutes at base with purple luster decoration.
Object Number:
INV.12594
Marks:
decorator's mark: in purple luster on underside of base: "W"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
27227
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
One of a pair of lead glazed earthenware candlesticks covered in silver luster and shaped like Corinthian columns.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jean Morron and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Burch in memory of John R. Morron and Belle G. Morron
Object Number:
1951.280a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
27226
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase and cover
Classification:
Date:
1805-1815
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 28.6 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Lead glazed earthenware (pearlware) vase with cover, baluster-shaped, silver luster ground with underglaze blue chinoiserie transfer print; seated lady finial.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jean Morron and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Burch in memory of John R. Morron and Belle G. Morron
Object Number:
1951.116cd
Marks:
marked: by hand in silver luster on underside of each vase: "x"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
27225
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase and cover
Classification:
Date:
1805-1815
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 28.6 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Lead glazed earthenware (pearlware) vase with cover, baluster-shaped, silver luster ground with underglaze blue chinoiserie transfer print; seated lady finial.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jean Morron and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Burch in memory of John R. Morron and Belle G. Morron
Object Number:
1951.116ab
Marks:
marked: by hand in silver luster on underside of each vase: "x"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
27224
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 7 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 19 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed and cobalt blue colored maker's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Oscar T. Barck, Sr.
Object Number:
1954.158c
Marks:
impressed: on front: "R. CARSON & CO / 912 FULTON ST & 383 5TH AVE / BROOKLYN N.Y."
Gallery Label:
Most utilitarian stoneware produced in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was finished with a salt glaze, creating by tossing common table salt into the kiln during firing. The volatized elements produced a clear, glasslike finish that enhanced both the appearance and durability of the vessels.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
27198
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Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1932
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 7 in. ( 29.8 x 26.7 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Glazed earthenware pitcher; cylindrical body molded in relief with image of Washington with his officers on one side, U.S. Capitol with Washington and other figures on the other side, and scroll with signatures of the signers of the Declaration under the spout; spout with molded portrait of Washington; handle wrapped in American flag; inscription around base, "First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of His Countrymen" and "Declaration of Independence;" painted inscription on base.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1937.148
Marks:
in relief: on base of side; "First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of his Countrymen"
in relief: on base of side; "Declaration of Independence"
painted: on base; "The / George Washington / Jug / 1732-1799 / A Great American / The Father of h
Gallery Label:
A sealed certificate from Royal Doulton certifies that this pitcher is number 33 in a production of 1000 jugs (see object file).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1932
eMuseum Object ID:
27078
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 11 1/8 in. ( 4.4 x 28.3 cm )
Description:
Redware plate with glazed interior; drape-molded circular plate with serrated edge with central relief medallion of bust of Washington in profile with arch of thirteen stars above and inscription "WASHINGTON" below.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1473
Marks:
molded: in relief "WASHINGTON"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
27076
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1796-1820
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 5 in. ( 18.4 x 16.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Pearlware pitcher with inverted baluster-shaped body with transfer-printed portrait of Washington (after Gilbert Stuart) on body with black-painted bands at base, shoulders, and rim with band of round and oval beads on neck.
Object Number:
INV.13057
Marks:
impressed: on base; "HERCULANEUM / 6"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
27027
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1810-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 8.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Molded lead glazed earthenware (redware) miniature pitcher decorated with copper luster and central blue band with yellow and copper flowers.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.179
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
26969
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 in. ( 17.1 x 19 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Lead glazed earthenware (redware) pitcher decorated with copper luster and blue band containing classical figures; molded spout.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.245
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
26933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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