Cream Pitcher
MakerPossibly made by
Staffordshire potteries
(English, 17th century-present)
Dateabout 1820-1840
MediumMold-formed porcelain with pink luster decoration and red, green, and black enamel
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 4 x 5 5/8 x 3 1/4in. (10.2 x 14.3 x 8.3cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Grace Clarkson Wilcox
Object number1935.2.25.3
DescriptionOne porcelain cream pitcher with pink luster decoration. The cream pitcher is part of a larger group of teawares consisting of two teapots, a cream pitcher, a sugar bowl and slop bowl, eight teacups, eight saucers, three plates, and one coffee cup. Each piece is decorated at the rim with a line of pink luster, or gold luster, applied directly to the porcelain to give it a pink appearance, and a border. The border consists of a band of pink luster grapes, green enamel leaves, and red enamel tendrils on a black vine.
The sides of the cream pitcher swell from a rectangular foot before narrowing again at the neck. Above this, the neck widens to a side spout. There are two mold lines on the cream pitcher, one at either end below the spout and molded handle. The cream pitcher is decorated with a line of pink luster at the rim, then with the grape, leaf, and vine border circling the sides. The handle has additional pink luster decoration in an abstract geometric motif.
The pink luster on the cream pitcher only shows the slighest amount of wear, most noticeable on the highest point of the handle and the edge of the rim.
The sides of the cream pitcher swell from a rectangular foot before narrowing again at the neck. Above this, the neck widens to a side spout. There are two mold lines on the cream pitcher, one at either end below the spout and molded handle. The cream pitcher is decorated with a line of pink luster at the rim, then with the grape, leaf, and vine border circling the sides. The handle has additional pink luster decoration in an abstract geometric motif.
The pink luster on the cream pitcher only shows the slighest amount of wear, most noticeable on the highest point of the handle and the edge of the rim.
Status
On view
