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2008 Record shot by C. Lafiandra. Helmet pitcher
Helmet Pitcher
2008 Record shot by C. Lafiandra. Helmet pitcher

Helmet Pitcher

Dateca.1795
MediumPorcelain, hard-paste with sepia and gold
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 6 1/2in. (13.3 x 8.3 x 16.5cm)
Credit LineGift of Ms. Laura Boys
Object number2008-149
DescriptionA shaped and fluted helmet-shaped cream jug with an American eagle in light sepia with gilt highlights painted on the side beneath the pouring lip and opposite the handle. The rim highlighted with gilding. The monogram "WLB" in gilding is within the shield. This cream jug is part of a service sold from the estate of the Brown family of Providence, Rhode Island.
InscribedMonogram "WLB" in gilding within shield
ProvenanceLaura and Jack Boys, Newburyport, Massachusetts
David Overall, Elizabethtown, Kentucky