Pitcher

Dateca. 1830

Maker Tucker Porcelain Manufactory (1826-1838)

OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

MediumHard-paste porcelain

DimensionsHandle: 8 1/4in. (8 1/4in.); Without Handle: 7 1/2in. (19.1cm); Handle and Spout: 9in. (22.9cm) Body: 6 7/8in. (17.5cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Goldberg

Object number2005-104

DescriptionPorcelain pitcher with scalloped rim, lobed body, and handle with molded foliate designs. The body is highlighted with gilt bands at the rim, shoulder, and base, as well as along the top of the handle. Two monochrome landscape scenes are painted in ink-color on the body of the piece, one on each side. The first depicts a building with trees near it, two mountains in the background, a large tree to the right and rocks on the sides and in the foreground. The second depicts a house with a lake in front of it, trees near it, a mountain in the background, and rocks in the foreground.
ProvenanceDr. and Mrs. Arthur Goldberg