Churchill & Treadwell
Pitcher

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pitcher
Datec. 1809–1814
Made inBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions6 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 3 3/4 in. (17.1 × 15 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Richard B. Finger and Jerry E. Finger in honor of Mildred Breitenbach at "One Great Night in November, 1999"
Object numberB.99.18
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Metals Study Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis pitcher employs a barrel-shaped body similar to that found on two tumblers by the same firm, B.91.36.1, .2, which were presented to naval hero Oliver Perry in 1814. The pitcher is a reserved but sophisticated expression of early 19th-century neoclassical style.
Provenance[Firestone and Boston, Boston]; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Scratched on underside: Yuya[?]
Engraved on body below spout: B
Stamped on underside in rectangle: Churchill &/Treadwell

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