Cream Pitcher
MakerPossibly made by
Enoch Wood & Sons
(English, July 1818-1846)
After a work byProbably after a wood engraving by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Dateabout 1840
MediumMold-formed buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze and underglaze cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 5 7/8 x 6 x 2 5/8in. (14.9 x 15.2 x 6.7cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1975.4.0
DescriptionRectangular cream pitcher made of buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze, a type of ceramic known as pearlware. The cream pitcher has a rectangular foot with an undulating edge, and swelled sides that narrow then swell again just below a rim that flares to form a wide spout. A mold-formed handle has been applied opposite the spout. The cream pitcher is decorated with a pattern that is applied on each side. The pattern shows three people in a sailboat with a single mast and sail on a body of water. Two more individuals are standing and one is sitting on the shore in the near foreground. Beyond the river, a building sits on a shore at the base of a mountain. A crenellated tower is at the top of the mountain. Each pattern is surrounded on all sides by a border of white shells and light blue plants on a field of dark blue. This same border continues on the handle and the inside and outside edges of the rim.
There is light crazing on the surfaces of the cream pitcher. The remnant of a red and white sticker is adhered to the bottom of the cream pitcher. The sticker had writing on it at one time, however, the writing was torn off or is no longer visible.
NotesSubject Note: The pattern on these ceramics, titled "WADSWORTH TOWER", shows a tower built in 1810 by Daniel Wadsworth. The tower was built on top of Talcott Mountain, on Wadsworth's country estate, "Monte Video," in the town of Avon, Connecticut. Wadsworth's home on the estate, pictured in other Staffordshire ceramics, was near Wadsworth Tower, but is not pictured in this pattern. The tower commanded a fine view of the Connecticut river valley and was a popular resort for sight seers. It was blown down in 1840.There is light crazing on the surfaces of the cream pitcher. The remnant of a red and white sticker is adhered to the bottom of the cream pitcher. The sticker had writing on it at one time, however, the writing was torn off or is no longer visible.
Status
Not on view
