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SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND FOR AMERICAN ART, PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
A GILT DECORATED PORCELAIN PITCHER
Details
A GILT DECORATED PORCELAIN PITCHER
TUCKER AND HEMPHILL CHINA FACTORY FACTORY, (ACTIVE 1826 - 1838), PHILADELPHIA, 1832-1837
The baluster-form with rib-molded tapering cylindrical base and C-scroll handle, the whole embellished with gilt-line decoration to lip, shoulder, base and handle (repairs to handle)--9in. high
TUCKER AND HEMPHILL CHINA FACTORY FACTORY, (ACTIVE 1826 - 1838), PHILADELPHIA, 1832-1837
The baluster-form with rib-molded tapering cylindrical base and C-scroll handle, the whole embellished with gilt-line decoration to lip, shoulder, base and handle (repairs to handle)--9in. high
Provenance
By descent in the Tucker family