Creamer, glazed soft paste procelain. Sticker on bottom says: Rounded sides with front and back molded into a shell shape. Gently curving spout, missing handle.
Paint decoration consists of brown borders arount mouth, handle and side decoration. Around the mouth is a 1/2-inch pink band with a string of diamond shapes containing 4 dots edged on the bottom with painted scallops. On either side is a large pink rose and three large flowers with yellow centers and tiny red petals. Leaves of green; and yellow and green
Provenance
Handwritten note, in black ink, on slip of unlined paper reads: "Presented by Mrs. Bessie M. Keplinger for her mother, Mrs. Ella Fox."
Handwritten on a sticker attached to the bottom of the pitcher:
"First owned by/ Hettie Breneman Lightner/
1800/ Given to Mrs. Ella Fox/ by her grandmother/ Jane Lightner Henry."
Date Range
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 33
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Object Name
Pitcher, Cream
Material
Clay
Height (cm)
10.795
Height (ft)
0.3541666667
Height (in)
4.25
Length (cm)
13.97
Length (ft)
0.4583333333
Length (in)
5.5
Width (cm)
8.255
Width (ft)
0.2708333333
Width (in)
3.25
Condition
Fair to poor
Condition Date
2022-10-17
Condition Notes
Handle missing. Some chipping and paint loss overall Cracks from rim on one side. Some crazing and soiling.
Wheel-thrown redware milk pan has outwardly flaring sides, slightly domed bottom and slip decoration on ground color of orange-brown. Decorated with yellow concentric rings on interior wall and base, widely undulating black slip trail on interior side wall and large black slip trail flower in center of interior base. Glazed on interior only.
Body intact but very significant surface losses to interior glaze and slip decoration, especially at interior bottom. Wear to exterior surfaces with small chips, soil and fire-darkened areas on bottom.
Pearlware bowl, thrown with applied scallopped edge and sprig ring ornament applied to sides. Handpainted and sponged Polychrome painted decoration, peacock motif. Labels on bottom removed, "Leeds Sugarbowl" and "15B"
Molded pearlware bowl (a) with lid (b). Hand painted and transfer printed Cobalt blue floral print decoration covers all of exterior. Two baskets with flowers on sides. Rectangular handles are part of the piece.
Crack across center of handle, small chip next to spout, lossof glaze on interior and under spout. Abrasions around shoulder. Accretions and soil at various places. Foot ring has wear and very heavy soil.
Black Transfer printed octagonal teapot with "dutch" vignette. Molded with applied handle and spout. Has lid. Attached note reads, "Presented by Mrs. Bessie M. Keplinger for her mother, Mrs. Ella Fox" "1st owned by Hettie Breneman Lightner, 1800", "Given to Mrs. Ella Fox by her grandmother Jane Lightner Henry", "Given by Mrs. Ella Ferrier Fox passed away August 15th 1942 in her 91st year."
Thrown Mochaware saltshaker with potbelly body on pedestal base; strongly perforated dome top above collar. Bands of hand-painted decoration in orange and brown.
Molded pearlware teapot with applied molded handle and spout. Decorated with red transfer printed decoration of flowers, shells, C-scrolls and historic scenes of Japanese or Chinese buildings on both sides of body & lid. Both body (a) and domed lid (b) with knop are molded in multi-lobed, bulbous form. Body sits on 4 short, naturalistic feet. Neck above body narrows and then flares in an irregular form around oval mouth. Lid has the same decoration as body. Attached labels read, "SD 134" and the now-removed "75.64.80", likely signifying a 1980 loan to the Heritage Center.
Earthenware bowls with pink lustre glaze. Hand-painted. Central 3-leaf design with stem and spirals on white is bounded by a cricle of lustre paint. Side designs on pink background consist of 3 large flowers alternated with 3 large leaves. The chain is linked by small motif that appears in the center. A thin line borders this band beside a band of white and a 1/8-inch pink lustre band around the upper edge.
Two-piece molded body with applied handle. Black transfer printed design under glaze, hand-painted Pink lustre with gold accents over glaze.
Black transfer prints of flowers butterflies decorate the body, inside lip of spout & outside of handle. Lacy edge design transfer print follows top edge ending beneath the handle. Copper lustre paint along top edge over a pink glaze pained to cover all but the inside of the handle and the bottom of the pitcher. Dainty leaves painted in a green chain on the shoulder of the sauceboat.
