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Pitcher

Mediumearthenware with lustre and transfer print
Dimensions5 × 4 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches (12.7 × 11.4 × 7 cm)
Spout to Handle: 6 1/4 inches
Base Diameter: 2 3/4 inches
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981
Object number41.69.1
ClassificationsFood Services
DescriptionCircular spreading foot base; body tapers toward base; integral spout; C-shaped handle; two masted sailing ship on one side; on reverse side: My Lad is far upon the Sea./ His absence makes me mourn./ The bark that bears him far from me./ I hope will safe Return/ And from his earnings I'll save up/ If lucky he should be/ And then when old with me shall stop./ And g'no more to SEA. with a wreath border; pink lustre glaze; white interior.
ProvenanceW.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
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