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Pitcher

Object Details

Description
Unlidded, bulbous pitcher with high, spurred, D- or ear-shaped strap handle, small flared pedestal base and large, inset, curved spout; no strainer. Fillet at neck and base; molded bead at seam. Underside of slightly convex bottom has a barely legible, small portion of a mark.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
ca 1845
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Physical Description
Britannia (overall material)
pewter (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in x 6 7/8 in; 24.13 cm x 26.67 cm x 17.4625 cm
Object Name
pitcher
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