| Accession # |
47.1.8 |
|
Culture |
American
|
|
Maker |
Benedick C. Milburn
|
| Title |
Pitcher |
| Date |
1841-1846 |
| Medium |
Stoneware |
| Dimensions |
10 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (26 x 20 x 16.8 cm) |
| Marks |
Impressed on collar below spout: "B.C. MILBURN / ALEX.A" and impressed below on body: "1" |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Arthur W. Clement |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf A (Ceramics)
|
| Description |
Salt-glazed stoneware pitcher; gray ground accented with blue glaze. Cylindrical body tapers in at collar to narrow offset cylindrical neck with flared lip and pulled, short spout. Strap handle attached to side of neck and body, below collar. Leaf and vine decorations painted in blue glaze around neck and shoulder; joins of handle accented in blue glaze.
CONDITION: Good; spots and holes in glaze (firing imperfections); few large and small chips around base. |
