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Jug (Pitcher)
Tucker factory
1828
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Tucker factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1984.0117
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Ruth G. Kahn in memory of Lewis Stiles Gannett
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Object Number
1984.0117
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Tucker factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1828
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside within footrim
Inscription: In red enamel over the glaze is "Tucker & Hulme/ Philadelphia/ 1828"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Flowers
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
9.449 (H) x 7.402 (W) x 5.709 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24 (H) x 18.8 (W) x 14.5 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH from base to top of handle, OL from handle to lip, ODiam of body.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1957 Tucker China 1825-1838.
• General information on Tucker.Book: Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 1989 American Porcelain 1720-1920.
• General information on Tucker: pp.14-21.; Similar object fig 11, p.18. See also cat. no. 10, pp. 90-91.Manuscript: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library. Tucker Pattern Books, 2 vols.
• Similar pattern: Vol.1, no.58. Pattern design identified as "Vase shape" in pattern book #7 (see also Freylinghuysen, American Porcelain., no. 10.)Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Similar shape and floral jug with gilt grapevine around neck: August 1-3, 2008, lot 234, Tucker and Hulme, 1828-34, incised "W" mark.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 1993 Classical Taste in America 1800-1840.
• Pitchers as among Tucker's first production, this shape called "Vase shape": p. 182, no. 140, right, 1827-38Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Somewhat similar Tucker pitcher with flowers sold at auction: October 11-12, 2013, lot 222, similar model pitcher, different floral spray and gilding.