Pitcher
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Classification
Pitcher
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis, 2011
Accession Number
2011.321.26
Art Historical Context
This elegant stoneware pitcher, crafted by Norwich Pottery and attributed to Sidney Risley between1845 and 1875, measures 10½ inches (26.7 cm) in height. Now part of The American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Artthanks to the generous 2011 gift of Emma and Jay Lewis—it represents the sturdy, practical ceramics that defined mid-19th-century American. Stoneware, a durable medium fired at high temperatures to create a non-porous,-proof body, was ideal for everyday items like pitchers used for serving water or beverages. Norwich Pottery, based in Connecticut, contributed to the thriving Amer...
About the Artist
Norwich Pottery|Sidney Risley ( |American) · 1809 | –1819 |9999
ca. 1814–1875|