Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
Date:
1798
Object Number:
1937.587
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Dish and cover
Object Number:
1984.49ab
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 x 3 5/8 in. ( 7 x 12.7 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Small oval covered dish decorated with blue enamel and gilding; border decoration consists of a wide blue band with gold stars, and bounded by a gold spearhead band; the body of the dish is decorated with blue and gold floral swags and a shield at the center of each side, each shield has a star border, inscribed initials, ribbons and leafy swags; peach pit knop.
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
