Pitcher

1840-1875

Measurements

7-5/8 in x 6-1/2 in x 4-7/8 in (dia)

Materials

Glazed and enameled white earthenware

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.1487

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

The slip-cast pitcher, made of a glazed white earthenware, had a second firing of a thin coating of a gold metallic oxide to give it a copper luster finish.  Blue enamel highlights, picking out molded scrolls, were then added.  The relief-cast imagery on each side shows a man and woman dancing.  Few details are evident, but the man wears a cape and a plumed hat.  The scrolled handle and high spout are typical of mid-19th century pitchers.