Pitcher
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Clay, slip
DATES
900â1300 C.E.
DIMENSIONS
6 1/2 x 7 in. (16.5 x 17.8 cm)
INSCRIPTIONS
Label #103 on bottom. "2263" in red ink written on shoulder, Remains of old paper tag on neck.
ACCESSION NUMBER
02.256.2263
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Charles A. Schieren
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Handled pitcher decorated in black on a white slip. Bulbous body with a wide neck and flat handle. Neck design is zig-zag and straight lines with dashes around the rim. Body design is interlocking, stepped, solid and hatched. There is a plain band of white where the neck joins the body.
Large chip missing from the rim. Fine crack runs from this chip to body where there is a hole approximately 1 1/2 inches long and 1/8 inch wide. Surface has brownish substance adhering to it especially on bottom.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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