Pitcher

Wood & Caldwell (English (Burslem), about 1790–1818)

about 1814–18

Medium/TechniqueEarthenware (pearlware), applied sprig-molded figures, copper luster glaze

DimensionsOverall: 25.4 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm (10 x 8 x 6 in.)

Credit LineAlice M. Bartlett Fund

Accession number2011.97

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ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsInscribed beneath the spout: "Henshaw & Javes / Importers of Earthen and China Ware / Boston / from Wood & Caldwells / Manufactory / Burslem, Staffordshire"

ProvenanceBy about 1960, private collection, near Chicago; 2010, sold by this private collection to The Stradlings, New York; 2011, sold by The Stradlings to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 23, 2011)