Pitcher
late 18th century
6 1/4 in. x 4 in. x 4 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Decorative Art
Medium and Support:
earthenware
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, from the Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury Collection
Accession Number:
1981.21
An English earthenware pitcher made from coiled clay with a glossy ochre glaze over a red body. There are decorative dabs of dark brown around the body and neck. it has a small, thick handle and a thick roughly finished foot. This type of ceramic is sometimes refered to as "combware."