Cow Pitcher with Lid
Daniel Greatbatch
c. 1855
Medium
Earthenware with glaze
Dimensions
15.2 × 19.1 × 8.9 cm (6 × 7 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Classification
creamer
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
180198
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Ceramic animal figurines have been popular in the United States since the 18th century, and many were modeled after English prototypes, especially those made at Staffordshire potteries. The whimsical cow creamer—a popular mid-19th-century form—is decorated in Rockingham glaze, an inexpensive, ubiquitous brown glaze that was popularized by American potteries, especially in Bennington, Vermont.