Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object Number:
1945.380
Date:
ca. 1899
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 4 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 10.5 x 12.4 x 9.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: under base with circular mark: "MADE BY/COOK POTTERY CO/JULY/PATENTED/1899/TRENTON. N.J."
printed: on exterior in black: "GEORGE DEWEY" on one side and "FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA" on other
Description:
Molded bulbous pitcher with neck and spout forming feathered wings and beak/head in low relief accented in gold with "rope" handle, printed in black with view of a ship, portrait of uniformed male, and crossed flags, painted red and blue, under spout.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
