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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ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Europe

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.