Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object Number:
1961.301
Date:
1829-1855
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 23.2 x 20.3 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: beneath base: "T. MAYER STOKE STAFFORDSHIRE/ WARRENTED"
printed: in medallion borders: "MARYLAND"
Description:
Pearlware pitcher with wide spout, broken scroll handle and molded foot rim; dark blue transfer printed flower and imbricated vine border; large medallions containing a figure of Justice with a ship in the background; it is the state seat of Maryland.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.