Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object Number:
INV.12633
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 21 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
Written in ink on Nadelman collection label on underside: "226 / Eng"
Description:
Molded creamware (mochaware) bulbous or baluster-shaped pitcher with strap handle with leaf-shaped termini; body is banded near rim with dark brown slip and an impressed stylized garland tinted green and near spout with dark brown; in between is a broad brown slipped ground over which dark brown and white slip splotches create a marbled effect.
Gallery Label:
This type of earthenware, known to collectors as mochaware, is made to resemble Mocha stone (moss agate) - a milky-colored stone with moss-like markings in green and reddish-brown. It was first produced in England in the 1780s and made throughout the 19th century, mainly for taverns and humbler homes.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
