Pitcher
about 1790–1800
Medium/TechniqueCreamware, with transfer-printed and enamel decoration
DimensionsH. 11 1/2 in.; W. 10 in.; Diam. 7 in.
Credit LineGift of Timothy Phillips in memory of Thomas F. Phillips, Jr.
Accession number2011.2124
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Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
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Provenance1790, possibly one of 100 pitchers commissioned by Samuel Jenks (b. 1731 – d. 1801), Charlestown, MA [see note 1]. About 1999/2000, William and Teresa Kurau (dealers), Lempeter, PA; about 1999/2000, sold by William and Teresa Kurau to Timothy Phillips, Cambridge, MA; 2011, year-end gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 30, 2011)
NOTES:
[1] At the time, he was captain of the Independent Fusiliers of Boston.
NOTES:
[1] At the time, he was captain of the Independent Fusiliers of Boston.
about 1800