Burroughs Manufacturing Corp.. <em>Pitcher, Burrite Design, Model #337</em>, ca. 1948. Plastic, 8 1/2 x 8 x 3 1/2 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.119.18. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1994.119.18.jpg)

Burroughs Manufacturing Corp.. Pitcher, Burrite Design, Model #337, ca. 1948. Plastic, 8 1/2 x 8 x 3 1/2 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.119.18. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1994.119.18.jpg)

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Pitcher, Burrite Design, Model #337

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

MANUFACTURER Burroughs Manufacturing Corp.

DESIGNER Charles M. Burroughs, American, 1904–1998

MEDIUM Plastic

Place Manufactured: Los Angeles, California, United States

DATES ca. 1948

DIMENSIONS 8 1/2 x 8 x 3 1/2 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 8.9 cm) (show scale)

MARKINGS Bottom of pitcher marked: "BURROUGHS MFG. CORP. / LOS. ANGELES, CALIF. U. S. A. / BURRITE (in script in an oval) / NO. 337"

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 1994.119.18

CREDIT LINE Gift of Paul F. Walter

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Pitcher. Pink and gray molded plastic. Overall form is circular with flattened sides on a rectangular base. Hinged oval gray lid covers entire spout. Pink top half is fitted over the gray bottom half. A molded band runs down the length of the lid and around the center of the body.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

CAPTION Burroughs Manufacturing Corp.. Pitcher, Burrite Design, Model #337, ca. 1948. Plastic, 8 1/2 x 8 x 3 1/2 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.119.18. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1994.119.18.jpg)

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