Dog 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. Their output included majolica, a molded pottery that featured imaginative subjects and forms decorated with vividly colored glazes. First made and popularized in England, majolica appeared among the output of American potteries by the mid-1870s. While Odell & Booth Brothers advertised a wide range of forms, their whimsical dog jugs are their only known marked majolica. Used to serve water for mixing with whiskey, the form is a variation of Staffordshire examples known as "bulldog growlers."