Pitcher (One of a pair)

Label

The Philadelphia factories associated with William Ellis Tucker were the first moderately successful manufacturers of porcelain in the United States. Pitchers, frequently made in pairs, are among the earliest and most popular forms associated with Tucker. Reflecting the Neoclassical taste of the period, this pair is ornamented with gilded laurel wreaths and borders of stars, leaves, and musical trophies.

From the 2019 exhibition American Art, Colonial to Modern, curated by Barbara J. MacAdam, Jonathan L. Cohen Curator of American Art

Exhibition History

American Art, Colonial to Modern, Israel Sack Gallery and Rush Family Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2019-September 12, 2021.

Tucker China 1825-1838, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 4-September 9, 1957.

Publication History

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, Tucker China 1825-1838, p. 27 no. 337-38.

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Roberts, 1957; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2009.

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