Saunders Pitman
Pitcher
1792
Physical Qualities
Silver, Form with lid closed: 11 x 9 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (27.9 x 23.8 x 15.6 cm)
Form with lid open: 14 1/2 x 9 3/8 6 1/8 in. (36.8 x 23.8 x 15.6 cm)
Credit Line
Purchase in Memory of John Summer Haines, by the Haines Family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Goodbar, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Ward, Jr., and Friends of Dr. Haines
Object Number
1994.164
Baluster-form with hinged, high-domed lid that covers the wide lip; C-shaped handle opposite the lip has reeded detail on the outer part of the tail, simple gadrooned edge at top, and around the bottom of the foot
From the Estate of the actor Edward Everett Horton, purchased by Argentum/The Leopard's Head
Inscribed: RECTO: Engraved on body of pitcher "ISF"
Markings: Marked "PITMAN" underneath pitcher
