Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Pitcher

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Maker Charles Cartlidge & Co.American, 1848–1854

CultureAmerican

Titles

Pitcher

Datec. 1853

Made inNew York, New York, United States

MediumSoft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding

Dimensions9 7/8 × 12 × 8 1/2 in. (25.1 × 30.5 × 21.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Marian and Speros Martel Early Americana Accessions Endowment honoring William S. Kilroy, Sr.

Object numberB.2002.36

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Kilroy Center

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionAs the United States’ ceramic industry was growing during the nineteenth century, Charles Cartlidge opened his factory in the Greenspoint section of Brooklyn, New York, in 1848. At first, he specialized in making porcelain buttons, but soon expanded to a much wider range of products. Though the identity of “Crane,” the name emblazoned beneath the pitcher’s spout is unknown, other similar examples have been linked to New York area merchants.
ProvenanceEdward J. Cartlidge (son of Charles); Edwin At Lee Barber; Pennsylvania Museum, until 1954 [1]; [The Stradlings, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.

[1] Later the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed on the front: CRANE

Incised on the underside: X3
Printed on the underside and paper label: 94-/94

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