Reed & Barton
Covered Pitcher

MakerAmerican, established 1824
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Covered Pitcher
Datec. 1840–1870
Made inTaunton, Massachusetts, United States
MediumPewter/Britannia Ware
Dimensions9 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (24.1 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mrs. James Walker Cain
Object numberB.71.95
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThe Taunton, Massachusetts, firm of Reed and Barton had its roots in an earlier company, Babbitt and Crossman, who specialized in producing goods made of Britannia metal, an alloy closely related to pewter. The firm of Reed and Barton would later produce large quantities of electroplated wares using such allows as the base. By the late nineteenth century, the firm was producing sterling silver goods.
ProvenanceAcquired by Miss Ima Hogg on September, 1971, from Gift of Mrs. James Walker Cain, Houston, TX.

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