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Cream pitcher

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Undulating circular shape with protruding triangular spout at top edge placed opposite c-shaped handle connected at top edge and near the bottom. Body banded with green, brown, blue, burgundy, and tan. Handle striped with cream, blue, and burgundy. Cover is shaped to match the body and is concave in the center with a blue finial and surface concentric circles in green, brown, blue, black, rose, and tan.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Velten Vordamm, Germany
Date
1920–40
Credit Line
Gift of Victor Wiener
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
height 10.9, width 11.6, depth 7.4
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Cream pitcher
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