Object Details
designer
Bruce, J. E.
maker
unknown
Description
This hand-modeled and molded, unglazed red earthenware pitcher honors Frederick Douglass, "Slave Orator/ United States Marshall, Recorder of Deeds D.C./ Diplomat."
Although the maker is unknown, we do know that the design for the pitcher was copyrighted by a J. E. Bruce of Albany, New York, in 1896, one year after Douglass's death.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Fred B Hanson
Date made
ca 1895
ID Number
1981.0353.1
accession number
1981.0353
catalog number
1981.0353.01
Object Name
pitcher
Physical Description
ceramic, earthenware, coarse (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 26.1 cm x 25.9 cm x 17.3 cm; 10 1/4 in x 10 3/16 in x 6 13/16 in
Place Made
United States: New York, Albany
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_576951