Ice pitcher
South Amboy, New Jersey
1849-1854
Maker
Attributed to Abraham Cadmus (active from 1849, died 1854) of Congress Pottery (c. 1828-1861)
Measurements
9-5/8 in x 12-1/8 in x 8-1/2 in (dia)
Materials
Mottled brown lead glaze on yellow earthenware (Rockinghamware)
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Bayard Sharp and Hugh R. Sharp Jr.
Accession Number
1977.554
Condition Notes
The pitcher appears to have a small break in the projecting area under the spout, but it has been glazed over, indicating that the break occurred at the pottery and before the pitcher was finished.
Provenance
Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp
Comments
This large, relatively squat pitcher with a large spout was likely made for pouring ice and ice water. Design details, notably the large spout with a projecting spur or point below, a complex molded rim, C scroll handle with a prominent thumb-piece, and well-defined and sculpted decoration incorporating grape vines, relates the pitchers to others that are attributed to Abraham Cadmus of the Congress Pottery (see a pitcher at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 2011.321.6). The pitcher stands on a clearly defined molded foot.
