Pitcher
Medium
Porcelain, overglaze enamel decoration and gilding
Dimensions
4 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 in. (11.9 x 12.1 x 7.6 cm)
Classification
Pitcher
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Lewis, 1995
Accession Number
1995.26
Tags
About this artwork
This delicate porcelain pitcher, created between 1859 and 1860, represents the sophisticated taste for French decorative arts among affluent Americans during the mid-nineteenth century. E.V. Haughwout & Company, a prestigious New York retailer located on Broadway, imported fine French porcelain that it sold to discerning clients seeking the latest European fashion. The pitcher's modest dimensions and elaborate decoration—featuring overglaze enamel and gilding—suggest it served for cream or milk ...
About the Artist
E. V. Haughwout & Company|French Maker (American| ) · 1857 | –1861 |9999
1857–1861|