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Pitcher and Original Box
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Pitcher and Original Box

DistributorPresented by G. Fox and Co. American, 1847 - 1993
MakerMade by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd. English, 1895 - present
Date1960
MediumMechanically-molded creamware with black overglaze transfer-printed decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x diameter): 6 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 5 1/2in. (16.5 x 17.1 x 14cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the Children of Richard and Georgette Koopman
DescriptionBarrel-shaped pitcher of cream-colored earthenware, a type of ceramic known as creamware. The pitcher has a plain rim, swelled sides, narrow base, and a flat bottom. At one side of the rim is a short triangular spout. Opposite the rim is an applied ear-shaped handle. Each side of the pitcher has overglaze black enamel transfer-printed decoration inside a border of scrolled leaves. To the right of the handle is a scene showing a three story retail building with a gambrel roof; a sign over one door to the building states "GERSON FOX". In front of the building are a row of soldiers, a woman and two children. To the left of the handle is a crest with the words "G. FOX & CO/ 25 YEARS/ MOSES FOX CLUB" over "This jug, as a token of friendship,/ marks the esteem in which the members/ of the/ MOSES FOX CLUB/ are held/ by its founder,/ Beatrice Fox Auerbach/ and is given in recognition of their/ loyalty, faithfulness and devotion for/ twenty-five years and more."
Object number2007.24.2a-c
MarkingsThe underside of the pitcher has an impressed mark of "8 L 50/ WEDGEWOOD". The underside of the pitcher has a black, overglaze, transfer-printed mark of "THIS IS THE ORIGINAL STORE OF/ GERSON FOX, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT/ FOUNDED 1847/ DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR/MOSES FOX CLUB./ 1960". Below this are two marks. The left mark states "WEDGEWOOD/ of ETRURIA/ & BARLASTON/ MADE IN ENGLAND". The right mark consists of a square with two engravers tools superimposed over the square. Surrounding this "DESIGNED BY THE/ WEDGWOOD STUDIOS" in a circle.NotesHistorical Note: The Moses Fox Club was for employees of the department store G. Fox & Co., in Hartford, Connecticut, who had been with the company for 25 years or more. It was named after Moses Fox (1850-1938), the son of the founder of the store, Gerson Fox. (Lee 7/6/2009)
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