Cream Pot
Date1725-1750
Maker
Edward Quick
OriginEngland, London
MediumPewter
DimensionsOH: 3 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1950-393
DescriptionCream pot; pear-shaped body with everted rim and triangular spout for pouring; double-scroll handle with scroll grip and terminal attached at rim and to lower section of body; body supported on three evenly-spaced double-scroll legs ending in pad feet.Label TextThe earliest pewter cream jugs are of this baluster or pear form (left). Like their silver prototypes, most English examples supported on short cabriole legs date after 1725 with American ones making their appearance after mid-century.
InscribedNone
MarkingsTouch mark "EQ" with a pellet above and below within an outlined circle on underside of body (Peal MPM 3802a).
ProvenanceVendor: Carl Jacobs, Southwick, Massachusetts.
