Pitcher

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Pitcher
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  • Title :     Pitcher
  • Artist:     A. Stockmann Designer
  • Accession:     TD1988.164.1
  • Country:     Switzerland Lucerne
  • Date:     1924
  • Dimensions:     Inches 11-3/8 6-1/4 3-5/8, Centimeters 28.9 15.9 9.2
  • Collection:     Object
  • Category:     Decorative Arts and Furniture
  • Subject:     Metal/Metal Design , Commemoration
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
  • URL:     TD1988.164.1.JPG
  • Tags:     Decorative Arts and Furniture
Description:
Hammered sterling silver commemorative pitcher with hinged lid, circular foot, and elongated ovoid body with overall scalloped motif; hammered decoration on left side of handle of a helmet and crest above huntsman in feathered hat; dome-shaped lid with knight in armour finial holding a heraldic shield; handle formed as a stylized elongated bearded male figure in a loin cloth; engraved inscription on body.