"Niagara Falls" Pitcher
Decorative Arts and Design
This evocative pitcher, which illusionistically depicts the rushing water of Niagara Falls, is a rare example of an American ceramic maker responding to the consumer demand for depictions of the natural wonders of the New World.
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
ca. 1855
DIMENSIONS
Height: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Diameter of base: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Scroll shield enclosing "United States Potter Co. Bennington, Vermont"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
43.128.56
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Arthur W. Clement
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
White porcelain pitcher with Niagara Falls design, oval shaped base, slightly crimped mouth, sides of pitcher designed in relief to represent water falling over rocks, design under spout of trees and rocks, rustic handle.
Condition: Good.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
United States Pottery Company. "Niagara Falls" Pitcher, ca. 1855. Porcelain, Height: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arthur W. Clement, 43.128.56. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 43.128.56_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 43.128.56_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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