Pitcher

Maker: Union Porcelain Works, Greenpoint, New York, active 1863–1922
Designer: Karl Müller, American (born Germany), 1820–1887
Date: c.1876
Material: Parian porcelain with glazed interior
made in: Greenpoint, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification: Ceramics, containers
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (21.6 x 14.6 x 11.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Emma and Jay A. Lewis
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 119:2011

- 1970
Elliott Weiser, Tarrytown, NY

1970 - 2011
Emma and Jay A. Lewis, Flushing, NY; New York, NY; purchased from Elliott Weiser [1]

2011 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Emma and Jay A. Lewis [2]

Notes:
[1] Per undated typescript list from Emma and Jay A. Lewis recording sources and dates of their acquisitions [SLAM document files].

[2] Per deed of gift dated August 28, 2011 [SLAM document files]; and per Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 19, 2011.

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