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Pitcher

Shown below is the opposite side of the pitcher printed in the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Hartford.

Pattern Name: Almshouse, New York

Pattern Category: Places

Series: Vine Border

Object Type: Dinner and Dessert Wares

Dimensions:

  • Height: 9.365 inches
  • Length: 8.125 inches

Description:

This appears to be the 9 inch pitcher seen with this view; the 7 and 6.25 inch barrel shaped pitchers with this pattern have City Hall, New York on the reverse.  The view seen here is also found on a vegetable dish.  This pitcher has a tight collar with band of border pattern, and a high rounded shoulder tapering to the base.  See the reverse image below.