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Rookwood Pottery Company, Pitcher, 1890
Pitcher
Rookwood Pottery Company, Pitcher, 1890
Rookwood Pottery Company, Pitcher, 1890
DepartmentHistoric House

Pitcher

Maker (1880 - 1967)
Decorator (1869 - 1904)
Date1890
MediumBuff earthenware with slips and glazes
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 15 in. (19.1 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineReynolda House Museum of American Art
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number1984.2.8
DescriptionThe buff earthenware pitcher rises from a bulbous bottom through a gently waisted form to a long trumpet-shaped neck and opening with spout. The pitcher is decorated in Rookwood Pottery’s Standard glaze, showing pink clover with green leaves rendered in colored slips on a brown ground and covered with a glossy glaze. The ear-shaped handle was molded and applied to the body, which had earlier been thrown on a potter’s wheel.
ProvenanceReynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC [1]

NOTES:
[1] Limited documentation, see paper file.
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Status
Not on view