Majolica Pitcher
The short-lived pottery of Odell & Booth Brothers, established in Tarrytown, New York in 1880, produced a wide range of earthenware ceramics for both utilitarian and decorative use, including majolica. This included majolica, a brightly decorated form of molded pottery featuring imaginative subjects and forms first made and popularized in England, and adopted by American potteries by the mid 1870’s. While promotions put out by Odell & Booth Brothers advertised a wide range of majolica forms, the only known marked model to date is this whimsical jug in the shape of a dog. Used to serve water for mixing with whisky, the form is a variation on Staffordshire examples of what was called a “bulldog growler.”
Artwork Details
- Title: Majolica Pitcher
- Manufacturer: Odell & Booth Brothers (1880–1885)
- Manufacturer: Tarrytown Pottery
- Date: ca. 1882
- Culture: American
- Medium: Earthenware with majolica glaze
- Dimensions: 9 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (24.1 × 18.4 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Bard Graduate Center, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.235.18
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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