Silver Pitchers Photos

Silver pitchers were common vessels for serving water at dinner tables.

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Gilded silver ewer by François Creps? Of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Spout cup by Samuel Haugh from Boston at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Pewter church flagon by Johann Christoph Heyne of Lancaster, PA at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Silver jug by Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp & silver coffee-pot by John Swift at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Gilded silver ewer (1581-2) by François Creps? Of Paris at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Spout cup (before 1717) by Samuel Haugh from Boston at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Pewter church flagon (1771) by Johann Christoph Heyne of Lancaster, PA at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Silver jug (c1786) by Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp & silver coffee-pot (1733) by John Swift at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Pewter measure by Timothy Boardman & Co. of New York at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Silver pitcher by Davis, Palmer, & Co. of Boston at DAR Memorial Continental Hall Museum. Washington, DC.Pewter pitcher by George Richardson of Providence, RI at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Silver presentation pitcher by Joseph T. Bailey & Andrew B. Kitchen of Philadelphia at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Pewter measure (1822-5) by Timothy Boardman & Co. of New York at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Silver pitcher (1838-1845) by Davis, Palmer, & Co. of Boston at DAR Memorial Continental Hall Museum. Washington, DC.Pewter pitcher (1839-41) by George Richardson of Providence, RI at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Silver presentation pitcher (1846) by Joseph T. Bailey & Andrew B. Kitchen of Philadelphia at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Silver Ohio State Fair Premium Ewer by Gorham Manuf. of Providence, RI at Cleveland History Center. Cleveland, OH.Russian flagon by Ivan Semenovich Gubkin of Moscow at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Russian silver jug in shape of horses hoof at New Brunswick Museum. Saint John, NB.Silver beer pitcher by Bailey & Co. of Philadelphia, PA at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.
Silver Ohio State Fair Premium Ewer (1852) by Gorham Manuf. of Providence, RI at Cleveland History Center. Cleveland, OH.Russian flagon (1855) by Ivan Semenovich Gubkin of Moscow at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Russian silver jug in shape of horses hoof (1856) at New Brunswick Museum. Saint John, NB.Silver beer pitcher (1858-60) by Bailey & Co. of Philadelphia, PA at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.
Oregon Steam Navigation Co. pitcher at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR.Silver creamer by George Wilkinson of Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Pitcher with cherub scene by Gorham Manuf. Co. of Providence, RI at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Silver & copper pitcher by Tiffany & Co. & two Ewers by Gorham Manuf. Co. of Providence, RI at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Oregon Steam Navigation Co. pitcher (1860-79) at Columbia River Maritime Museum. Astoria, OR.Silver creamer (1870-1) by George Wilkinson of Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Pitcher with cherub scene (1874) by Gorham Manuf. Co. of Providence, RI at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Silver & copper pitcher (1875) by Tiffany & Co. & two Ewers (1880-90 & 1898) by Gorham Manuf. Co. of Providence, RI at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Silver pitcher with Japanese motif by Tiffany & Co. at Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, OH.Silver & bamboo jug by Henry W. Dee of Britain at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Silver, brass & copper pitcher by Dominick & Haff of New York City at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver pitcher by Tiffany & Co. of New York, NY at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.
Silver pitcher with Japanese motif (c1878) by Tiffany & Co. at Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, OH.Silver & bamboo jug (1878) by Henry W. Dee of Britain at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Silver, brass & copper pitcher (1879) by Dominick & Haff of New York City at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Silver pitcher (c1879) by Tiffany & Co. of New York, NY at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.
Silver tilting pitcher with cups at Vaile Mansion. Independence, MO.Silver Four Seasons pitcher by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Silverplated pitcher by Reed & Barton of Taunton, MA at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Pitcher by Meriden Britannia Co. of Meriden, CT at Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Wichita, KS.
Silver tilting pitcher (c1880) with cups at Vaile Mansion. Independence, MO.Silver Four Seasons pitcher (1880) by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Silverplated pitcher (c1885) by Reed & Barton of Taunton, MA at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Pitcher (c1885) by Meriden Britannia Co. of Meriden, CT at Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Wichita, KS.
Pitcher by James W. Tufts of Boston, MA at Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Wichita, KS.Altar cruets from France at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Art Nouveau silver pitcher by unknown at DAR Memorial Continental Hall Museum. Washington, DC.Copper ewer in shape of fanciful animal by François Bocquet of France at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.
Pitcher (c1885) by James W. Tufts of Boston, MA at Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Wichita, KS.Altar cruets (late 19thC) from France at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Art Nouveau silver pitcher (c1900) by unknown at DAR Memorial Continental Hall Museum. Washington, DC.Copper ewer in shape of fanciful animal (c1900) by François Bocquet of France at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.
Celtic revival silver flagon by Archibald Knox at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.Silver & glass decanter by Charles Robert Ashbee of Guild of Handicraft Ltd. of London at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.St Mary's County Water Pitcher part of the battleship USS Maryland's silver service in State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Silver Skyscraper Water Pitcher by Louis W. Rice of Bernard Rice's Sons, Inc. of New York City at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.
Celtic revival silver flagon (1901) by Archibald Knox at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.Silver & glass decanter (1904-5) by Charles Robert Ashbee of Guild of Handicraft Ltd. of London at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.St Mary's County Water Pitcher (1906) part of the battleship USS Maryland's silver service in State Capital. Annapolis, MD.Silver Skyscraper Water Pitcher (1928) by Louis W. Rice of Bernard Rice's Sons, Inc. of New York City at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.
Chrome Pitcher from Ocean Liner Normandie by Peter Müller-Monk of Revere Brass & Copper Co. at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Covered pitcher by John Prip at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Pitcher given to Carters by Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat at Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum. Atlanta, GA.Gold pitcher with eagle head & tray by Wolfres of Brussels given to President Reagan by King of Saudi Arabia at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.
Chrome Pitcher from Ocean Liner Normandie (1936) by Peter Müller-Monk of Revere Brass & Copper Co. at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Covered pitcher (1949) by John Prip at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Pitcher given to Carters by Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat at Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum. Atlanta, GA.Gold pitcher with eagle head & tray (1985) by Wolfres of Brussels given to President Reagan by King of Saudi Arabia at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.
Coin silver water pitcher at Mobile Museum. Mobile, AL.Silver pitcher with railroad scenes used to lobby a Senator to get transcontinental railroad at Oakland Museum of California. Oakland, CA.Silver pitcher at McAllister House Museum. Colorado Springs, CO.Silver water pitcher at Orchard House at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Colorado Springs, CO.
Coin silver water pitcher at Mobile Museum. Mobile, AL.Silver pitcher with railroad scenes used to lobby a Senator to get transcontinental railroad at Oakland Museum of California. Oakland, CA.Silver pitcher at McAllister House Museum. Colorado Springs, CO.Silver water pitcher at Orchard House at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Colorado Springs, CO.
Tilting pitcher, bible & 1907 Colorado Senate photo at Santa Fe Trail Museum. Trinidad, CO.Kitchen eating table with hot water tilting pitcher at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Silver hot drink tankard at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN.Conrad-Caldwell House interior. Louisville, KY.
Tilting pitcher, bible & 1907 Colorado Senate photo at Santa Fe Trail Museum. Trinidad, CO.Kitchen eating table with hot water tilting pitcher at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Silver hot drink tankard at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN.Silver tankard in Conrad-Caldwell House. Louisville, KY.
Water tankard in dining room at Orchard House. Concord, MA.Silver pitcher & platter at Peacefield. Quincy, MA.Art nouveau pitcher & tray at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver pitcher owned by W.H. Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Water tankard in dining room at Orchard House. Concord, MA.Silver pitcher & platter at Peacefield. Quincy, MA.Art nouveau pitcher & tray at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver pitcher owned by W.H. Taft at Taft House NHS. Cincinnati, OH.
Silver ewer by Gale & Hayden at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Dining room silver at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.Ornate silver pitcher in dining room at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX.Decorative silver bird & three-handled pitcher on sideboard in breakfast room at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX.
Silver ewer by Gale & Hayden at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Dining room silver at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.Ornate silver pitcher in dining room at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX.Decorative silver bird & three-handled pitcher on sideboard in breakfast room at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX.
Silver pitchers & cup at Neill-Cochran House Museum. Austin, TX.Antique silver pitcher at Museum of Virginia History. Richmond, VA.Solid silver pitcher in shape of a toucan. Mexico City, Mexico.
Silver pitchers & cup at Neill-Cochran House Museum. Austin, TX.Antique silver pitcher at Museum of Virginia History. Richmond, VA.Solid silver pitcher in shape of a toucan. Mexico City, Mexico.

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