Artist/Maker
American Pottery Manufacturing Company
(active 1833 - ca. 1854)
Toby pitcher
ca. 1840-1845
Place madeJersey City, New Jersey, United States
Earthenware
Overall: 5 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 14.9 x 14 x 10.8 cm )
Gift of K. E. Mount
1879.1
According to the donor, this toby pitcher is from the Old Ale House in New York City, located on the corner of Thames and Temple Streets until 1898.
DescriptionMolded yellow ware baluster shaped fluted pitcher; neck and spout molded as a man's head with tricorn hat; fine scrolling pattern around fluted sides; scrolling handle with acanthus leaf thumbpiece; mottled brown glaze.Markingsimpressed: within circle: "AMERICAN / POTTERYC. / O / JERSEY CITY, N.J."
ClassificationsCERAMICS
American Pottery Manufacturing Company
ca. 1845
1935.90
