Pitcher

1870-1900

Maker

Probably J. E. Jeffords and Co. (1868-c. 1904)

Measurements

9 in x 8-3/4 in x 6-1/2 in

Materials

Mottled brown-glazed yellow earthenware (Rockingham ware)

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, anonymous gift

Accession Number

2020.73

Condition Notes

The pitcher survives in excellent condition.

Comments

The molded decoration on each side of this pitcher is the same.  It is complex but difficult to read.  The figure of a man, probably holding a rifle, appears in the center above a dog and within lush vegetation.  Scrolled leaves decorate the areas below the spout and the upper attachment of the C scroll handle.  A thick bead ornaments the wavy rim.

Another pitcher from the same mold is at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, accession no. 2008-25-51, which they attribute to the Jeffords Pottery.