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Large pitcher
unknown1880
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
Fremont, United States
Oversized ironstone china ceramic pitcher. Pale green finish with pink, yellow and white roses painted all around. Image of a Robin on center front. Greenish-gold handle and base. Gold trim on curved lip. Two maker's marks on bottom: ʺIron Stone Chinaʺ and ʺJesses Dean Decorator.ʺ Made in Trenton, NJ, and presented to President and Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes by the Baptist Fair, 1880. According to original descriptions, the pitcher is capable of holding 11 gallons.
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- Title: Large pitcher
- Creator: unknown
- Date: 1880
- Physical Location: Fremont, Ohio
- Provenance: Made in Trenton, NJ, and presented to President and Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes by the Baptist Fair, 1880. The National Republican dated 11/30/1880 states ʺone of the attractions of a large baptist fair now going on here is a huge pitcher, capable of holding eleven gallons. It was manufactued and decorated in Trenton and is to be sent to President and Mrs. Hayes with the compliments of the Trenton baptists...ʺ There also is a copy of a card dated December 25, 1880, from Edmund G. Hill to Rutherford Hayes ʺ...Is sending a large pitcher which was manufactured some 6 years ago in a Trenton pottery. This gift is in appreciation of the cooperation of Pres. & Mrs. Hayes during their Baptist fair ...ʺ In the Hayes Presidential Center photo archives is a picture of a young child standing in the pitcher.
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