George Dummer & Co.
Pitcher

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Retailer George Dummer & Co. (Paulus Hook, New Jersey, 1824–1865)Paulus Hook, New Jersey, 1824–1865

CultureEnglish

Titles

Pitcher

Datec. 1816–1823

Made inEngland

Made inNew York, United States

MediumEarthenware with polychrome decoration

Dimensions7 1/8 × 9 in. (18 × 22.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III

Object numberB.84.13

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Ceramics Study Room

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThe armorial shield on the front of this pitcher represents Cadwallader David Colden and his wife, Maria Provost. One side of the pitcher bears the image of an American warship, identified on the underside as the Independence, the first ship-of-the-line—a heavily armed vessel designed to engage its enemies in broadside gunfire—commissioned in the United States Navy. On the opposite side is an image of a paddle wheel steamship, possibly in reference to Robert Fulton’s Clermont, the first commercially successful steamship. Colden was keenly interested in matters related to navigation and commerce, including the nation’s canal system; he was a friend of Fulton and wrote an account of his life. Colden’s varied political career included service as mayor of New York City.
ProvenanceCarroll Sterling (1913–1994) and Harris Masterson III (1914–1997), Houston; given to MFAH, 1984.

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