This pitcher, sometimes called the Niagara Falls pitcher, is relief-molded with the image of a waterfall cascading past mineral and plant formations. While many ceramic designers in this period copied English examples, this pitcher appears to be a composition unique to America. In 1855, just around the time this object was created, the first bridge was built across the Niagara River, linking the American and Canadian sides of the Falls. This feat, and the popularity of the new tourist attraction, may have provided the inspiration for the pitcher.