Christopher Webber Fenton joined the established firm of Norton Pottery of Bennington, Vermont, in about 1839. When the firm dissolved in 1847, and Fenton went on to establish Lyman, Fenton & Co. in 1848 or 1849. This later became the United States Pottery Company, which remained in business until 1858. 

This pitcher combines a paneled form with naturalistic decoration, both characteristic of mid nineteenth-century taste. On the example, the decoration features oak leaves and acorns; its pattern name was “Charter Oak.”