Pitcher

Art Historical Context

George E. Ohr's *Pitcher* (1896) is a delightful example of late 19th-century American earthenware, standing just 6 3/8 inches high. Created by the eccentric potter from Biloxi, Mississippi—affectionately known as the "Mad Potterthis piece captures the inventive energy of regional American ceramics during the Gilded Age Ohr, active from the 1880s to the early 1900s, produced thousands of vessels that blended functionality with artistic experimentation, often featuring thin walls and organic shapes that set him apart from his contemporaries. Earthenware, a low-fired clay medium prized for its ...