Pitcher
Maker
Tucker China Factory(American, active 1826–1838)American, active 1826–1838
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pitcher
Datec. 1828
Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding
Dimensions9 3/8 × 5 7/8 × 7 1/2 in. (23.8 × 14.9 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker, Jr.
Object numberB.80.1
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Bayou Bend Dining Room
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Related examples: The American Museum in Britain, Bath, with the initials “ES” and dated 1828 (Elsdon 1993, p. 460, pl. XI).
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
Provenance[Sander’s Antiques, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1980.
Published References Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Bulletin (April 1971), p. 23; Agee, William C., et al. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: A Guide to the Collection. Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1981, p. 94, no. 164. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Gilded on body below spout: R. S. and 1828
[no marks]
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