Physical Qualities
Silver, ebony, Form with lid closed: 7 5/8 x 10 x 5 3/4 in. (19.4 x 25.4 x 14.6 cm)
Form with lid open: 11 3/8 x 10 x 5 3/4 in. (28.9 x 25.4 x 14.6 cm)
Credit Line
Albert H. Cousins Memorial Fund
Object Number
2016.91
With a tapered cylindrical body, this jug features a bold design based on New York tankards of a century (or more) earlier. The flat, stepped lid has a shaped front above the spout. A corkscrew style thumb piece attaches to a five knuckle hinge which continues into long beaded rattail decoration along the handle. The scroll handle retains two original ebony insulators and the terminus features a wonderful applied cherub's head
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The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2016; Spencer Marks, MA
Inscribed: RECTO: Engraved in script on pitcher "Pumpelly", engraved on lid of pitcher "coat of arms"
Markings: Marked twice on reverse of pitcher "BALL TOMPKINS & BLACK/ E&S E &S"
