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Water VII
1997
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Batter pitcher
Object name
Batter pitcher
Date
1798
Medium
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 8 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 21.6 cm )
Description
Salt-glazed stoneware batter pitcher with stamped flowers, incised leaves decorated with cobalt blue, and maker's name and date hand inscribed across belly.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.587
Marks
inscribed: by hand around belly: "New York Feby 17th. 1798/Flowered by Clarkson Crolius/Blue"
Gallery Label
Batter pitchers were generally used by women for keeping and pouring pancake batter. This elaborate piece may have been a store sample, displaying a variety of decorative techniques that customers could choose from; or, more likely, it was a lovingly designed gift made by Clarkson Crolius for his wife.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
