Cream Pitcher
MakerMade by
Charles Ahrenfelt & Son
American, 1859 - 1969
RetailerSold by
Richard Briggs Co.
American, founded 1798
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Litchfield County University Club
founded 1896
Dateabout 1900
MediumMold-formed porcelain with overglaze gilding and green enamel
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/2in. (10.8 x 7 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Jessie A. Parsons
DescriptionGlobular, porcelain cream pitcher with hand-painted and printed overglaze green enamel decoration and gilding. The cream pitcher has a small spout and handle opposite each other, along two mold lines found on the body of the cream pitcher. There is a thin line of green enamel that decorates the rim and spout, and then extends down the handle. The handle is also embellished with hand-painted gilding that highlights abstract, raised decoration at the highest point of the handle. A line of leaves on a vine circles the cream pitcher just below the line of green at the rim. A separate line of green enamel circles the foot of the cream pitcher. The cream pitcher is decorated with the green, transfer-printed emblem of the Litchfield County University Club to the left of the handle. The emblem consists of a tree with fruit and leaves over an open book surrounded by a roughly square wreath of scrolls and leaves. The open book is divided into two sections. On the left, it reads, "LITCHFIELD/ COUNTY/ 18. On the right, it reads, "UNIVERSITY/ CLUB/ 96." Below this is a banner with the latin motto "LUX CARITUS UNIT AS CONSTANTIA".
Object number1956.24.2
MarkingsThere are two marks on the bottom of the cream pitcher: an underglaze, green, stamped maker's mark consisting of the intertwined letters "C" and "A" over FRANCE; and an overglaze, green, printed retailer's mark consisting of a fleur-de-lis encircled by an oval banner. Inside the banner are the words, "FABRIQUE.EN.FRANCE RICHARD BRIGGS CO". Beneath the banner is the word "BOSTON".On View
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