Greenpoint, New York, circa 1854, relief molded with eagle, anchor, acorns and leaves, centered with shield "CRANE.", 9-3/4 x 8-1/2 x 11-7/8 in.
Provenance: Private Collection
Note: For an identical example, see: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, object no. B.2002.36. https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/59459/pitcher?ctx=6de2c48814696b73fd12650e2123a3a2980bae43&idx=321
For a similar pitcher, see: Brooklyn Museum, New York, object no. 64.83.3. https://brooklynmuseum.org/objects/1200
Literature: A similar pitcher is illustrated and discussed in American Porcelain 1770-1920, Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989, pp. 108-09.
For a discussion suggesting that the pitcher was commissioned by or created for Jonathan Crane, refer to Diana Stradling and J. Garrison Stradling, Ceramics in America, “Dealer’s Choice,” 2014.
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good overall condition, some crazing, gilt loss
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