Pitcher
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Object Label
In the mid-nineteenth century, Charles Cartlidge & Company was the foremost pottery in Brooklyn. At the 1853 Crystal Palace Exhibition in New York, Cartlidge received a “first premium” for his large range of porcelains, such as the large Rococo-style pitcher seen here. His specialty and greatest achievement was Parian ware figures of great refinement and scale. Few are known to survive.
Caption
Charles Cartlidge & Co. 1848–1856. Pitcher, 1854–1856. Porcelain, 10 x 12 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (25.4 x 30.8 x 21.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. John H. Livingston, 1995.108.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1995.108.2_reference_SL3.jpg)
Title
Pitcher
Date
1854–1856
Geography
Place manufactured: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Medium
Porcelain
Classification
Dimensions
10 x 12 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (25.4 x 30.8 x 21.9 cm)
Inscriptions
In gilt lettering in script, "Lott." on one side of pitcher and "And / Murphy" on the other. In gilt lettering in top register of molded shield below spout, "VANDERBILT"
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John H. Livingston
Accession Number
1995.108.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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