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Pitcher and Wash Basin, with view of the Boston State House
English (Staffordshire)
about 1840
Medium/Technique
Pearlware, with transfer-printed decoration
Dimensions
Basin: H. 4 3/4; Diam. 12 3/8 in.
Pitcher: H. 8 3/4 in.; W. 9 in.; Diam. 6 1/2 in.
Pitcher: H. 8 3/4 in.; W. 9 in.; Diam. 6 1/2 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Timothy Phillips in memory of Thomas F. Phillips, Jr.
Accession Number2011.2122.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Marks
Basin: Impressed "ROGERS" and the letter "D"; underglaze blue great seal of USA
Pitcher: possible partial impressed mark (?); matching underglaze seal; two number 7's in underglaze blue.
Pitcher: possible partial impressed mark (?); matching underglaze seal; two number 7's in underglaze blue.
ProvenanceAcquired from Richard A. Bourne Co., Hyannis, MA, by S. Robert Teitelman (b. 1917 - d. 2008), Haverford, PA; August 22, 2010, posthumous Teitelman sale, Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, NH, lot 789, to Timothy Phillips, Cambridge, MA; 2011, year-end gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)