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Maker(s):Lyman Fenton & Company
Culture:American
Title:Pitcher
Date Made:1849-1852
Type:Food Service
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware with lead glaze (bennington) (rockingham)
Place Made:North America; United States; Vermont; Bennington
Measurements:Overall: 8 1/8 in; 20.6 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK B.12.F.32.25
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Label Text:
SKINNER CATALOGUE: A Bennington ware pitcher in characteristic mottled brown clay. Ribbed sides, deep nose, scroll decorated, and slightly scrolled handle. Impressed on the bottom: Lyman Fenton & Co. Fenton's Enamel Patented 1849 Bennington, Vt. In excellent condition except for a slight check in the handle and three tiny chips in the nose. Height 8 1/8". Cat. 10/28/1937.

Tags:
pottery; containers; vessels

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