Tickets
English
DonateMembership
Tickets

Pitcher

Factory Worcester factory British
1880
Not on view
The patterning of this pitcher and a lozenge-form tray (1989.186.1), made four years later, was inspired by Japanese porcelains acquired by the Worcester factory from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pitcher
  • Factory: Worcester factory (British, 1751–2008)
  • Date: 1880
  • Culture: British, Worcester
  • Medium: Bone china
  • Dimensions: Height: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Robert L. Isaacson Gift, 1996
  • Object Number: 1996.80
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Two miniature bowls (part of a service), Worcester factory British, Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue, British, Worcester
Two miniature bowls (part of a service)
Factory Worcester factory
ca. 1760–62
Dorothy Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (recto): Polly Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (verso), John Singer Sargent American, Graphite on paper, American
Dorothy Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (recto): Polly Barnard, Study for “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” (verso)
John Singer Sargent
ca. 1885–86
Bottle, Christopher Dresser British, Scottish, Bone china, British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Bottle
Designer Design attributed to Christopher Dresser
Factory Minton(s)
ca. 1862
Miniature teapot (part of a service), Worcester factory British, Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue, British, Worcester
Miniature teapot (part of a service)
Factory Worcester factory
ca. 1760–62
A guide through the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester : and an epitome of the history of pottery and porcelain with the marks on Worcester porcelain, Royal Porcelain Works
A guide through the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester : and an epitome of the history of pottery and porcelain with the marks on Worcester porcelain
Author Royal Porcelain Works
1878

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback