Pitcher

1830-1850

Measurements

9-1/2 in x 10-3/8 in x 7 in (dia)

Materials

Pewter (Britannia)

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3652

Inscription

Unmarked.

Condition Notes

The pitcher has been cleaned with an abrasive that has lightly scarred the outside surface. 

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The baluster-shaped pitcher has a prominent spout cut into the body opposite an applied C scroll handle.  The pewter body, made of a slightly different alloy called Britannia, acquired its shape by being spun on a lathe.  While spinning, the maker formed the shallow molding separating the globular belly from the reel-shaped neck.  The pitcher has no maker's marks or other marks.