William Seal
Pitcher
1814
Physical Qualities
Silver, 8 x 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (20.3 x 20.6 x 15.6 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased in Honor of the Museum's 90th Anniversary with funds contributed by Stiles Tuttle Colwill and the Stiles Ewing Tuttle Memorial Trust
Object Number
2003.124
Classical vasiform shaped vessel, with ribbed, angular handle, and applied gadroon border around top and spout. (At one time, the main body of the pitcher had engraved decoration of some type.) Marked: "W.SEAL" and "PHILADELPHIA."
Collection of Sam Wagstaff. Christie's sale # 6748, January 20, 1989, lot # 5. Purportedly owned by silver dealer Bob Jackson at one point, as told to JAA by Mark Letzer, September 4, 2003.
Markings: Marked underneath pitcher "W.SEAL" "PHILADELPHIA"
