Pitcher: Albany

Object Number: 
1961.300
Date: 
1840-1850
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 1/2 x 9 7/8 x 8 in. ( 24.1 x 25.1 x 20.3 cm )
Marks: 
printed: beneath base: "AMERICAN CITIES/AND/SCENERY/ALBANY/CM'
Description: 
Pearlware pitcher; hexagonal body and base; molded shell beneath spout; dark blue transfer printed flower sprig and moss border around spout,lip, and on handle; views of city (Albany) from across river repeated twice across body.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group