Catcher

Manufactured by Ott and Brewer American
 Designed by Isaac Broome American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

This parian figure of a baseball player illustrates the exceptional skill and creativity of Isaac Broome, an important sculptor who designed wares for the Ott and Brewer firm in Trenton, New Jersey. Broome expertly depicted the catcher in action, capturing the moment he catches the ball. The details of the muscular limbs as well as the stitching on the uniform are also exceedingly well rendered. This model matches one of three figures that embellished the large "Baseball Vases" exhibited by Ott and Brewer at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. It is one of the artist’s most iconic works and arguably one of the most important pieces of nineteenth-century American porcelain.

Catcher, Manufactured by Ott and Brewer (American, Trenton, New Jersey, 1871–1893), Parian porcelain, American

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Catcher, Manufactured by Ott and Brewer (American, Trenton, New Jersey, 1871–1893), Parian porcelain, American
Catcher, Manufactured by Ott and Brewer (American, Trenton, New Jersey, 1871–1893), Parian porcelain, American
Catcher, Manufactured by Ott and Brewer (American, Trenton, New Jersey, 1871–1893), Parian porcelain, American

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