Pitcher
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MANUFACTURER
Charles Graham Chemical Pottery Works, 1878–ca. 1913
MEDIUM
Stoneware
DATES
late 19th century
DIMENSIONS
10 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 8 in. (26.0 x 24.1 x 20.4 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Incised on body left of spout: "7202"
Impressed on body near base, left of handle: "[within oval] CHAS. GRAHAM / CHEMICAL / POTTERY / WORKS / BROOKLYN, N.Y."
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1996.10.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of M. Christmann Zulli
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Stoneware pitcher with dark brown glaze, interior and exterior. Bulging cylindrical body with short spout and c-shaped handle. Molded rim, semi-circular in section, with incised line. Incised line circling body on shoulder just below upper handle juncture.
CONDITION: Normal wear, firing cracks at upper handle juncture.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Charles Graham Chemical Pottery Works (1878–ca. 1913). Pitcher, late 19th century. Stoneware, 10 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 8 in. (26.0 x 24.1 x 20.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of M. Christmann Zulli, 1996.10.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.10.1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1996.10.1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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