Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Covered pitcher
Object Number:
1926.16ab
Date:
1814-1849
Medium:
Red earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 8 x 6 in. ( 27.9 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
incised: on side: "Crolius / 67 Bayard / New York"
Description:
Red earthenware covered pitcher with inscribed maker's mark; decorated with sprigged flowers, leaves, acorns; domed lid has finial in the form of a squirrel eating an acorn.
Gallery Label:
Unlike any known pottery from the Crolius family, this pitcher stands apart in its form and decoration. There are several possible explanations: Crolius may have been imitating the folk pottery produced near the home of his ancestors in northern Germany; a potter newly arrived from Germany may have produced it in the Crolius pottery; or a customer may have ordered a piece with these specifications.
Bibliography:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Credit Line:
Gift of John E. Stillwell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
