A SILVER CLASSICAL PITCHER OF SOUTHERN INTEREST
A SILVER CLASSICAL PITCHER OF SOUTHERN INTEREST

MAKER'S MARK PETER L. KRIDER, PHILADELPIA, CIRCA 1859; RETAILER'S MARK OF JOHN B. AIKIN, DANVILLE, KENTUCKY

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A SILVER CLASSICAL PITCHER OF SOUTHERN INTEREST
Maker's mark Peter L. Krider, Philadelpia, circa 1859; retailer's mark of John B. Aikin, Danville, Kentucky
Baluster, on circular spreading base, the body plain, the scroll handle with thumbpiece; marked under base, also stamped CLINTON CO. M
13in. high; 25oz.
Exhibited
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Classical Taste in America, 1994
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Private Eye, 1989

Lot Essay

A similar pitcher is illustrated in the exhibition catalogue Southern Silver, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 27-November 10, 1968.