Illustrated Pitchers and Mugs

Artistic renderings of various pitchers and mugs, ranging from silver to ceramic, highlighting their design and historical context.

Joseph Wolins, Pewter Pitcher, c 1936 Pewter Pitcher
Joseph Wolins, Pewter Pitcher, c 1936 Pewter Pitcher
Vase with snakes, 1755 - 1768 print An ornamented vase with ornamented edge and snakes with rings in the mouth as handles. Paris paper etching vase ~ ornament. snakesPewter Salt or Sugar Bowl. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 23.2 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 2" high; 3" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sara Garfinkel.John Tarantino, Jar, c 1937 JarJohn Tarantino, Batter Jug, c 1938 Batter JugStoneware Jar. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 27.7 x 22.7 cm (10 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Annie B. Johnston.Howard H Sherman, Crockery Mold, 1936 Crockery MoldPitcher. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 23.4 cm (11 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 1"() High 7" Wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Sudek.Antique can with standing woman; Vases after the manner of the antique (...). An antique ornamentated can with a standing woman who ceases draperies.Charles Caseau, Crock, c 1936 CrockDorothy Dwin, Silver Teapot, c 1938 Silver TeapotTankard and pitcher. William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892)Paul Ward, Silver Christening Bowl, c 1937 Silver Christening BowlHerbert Marsh, Wedgewood Teapot, c 1936 Wedgewood TeapotCharles Moss, Toilet Bottle, c 1937 Toilet BottleVase on Basement, c. 1830 - c. 1850  Paris tracing paper. graphite (mineral) pen  Paris tracing paper. graphite (mineral) penBottle, ewer, and basin; William Chaffers (British, active 1870s); London, England; 1872; Woodburytype; 11.4 × 8.3 cm (4 1,2 × 3 1,4 in.)John Cutting, Sugar Bowl, c 1936 Sugar BowlSilver Caster. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 21.7 cm (11 x 8 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Leboit.Toleware Coffee Pot. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 29.9 x 22.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward L. Loper.Glass. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 27.9 cm (13 15/16 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Maud M. Holme.Vase with lid, snakes such as ornament, Benigno Bossi, After Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, 1764  Jar with lid. The abdomen decorated with cannelures, above which snakes wind, that run into the bowl's ears. The vase is on a wall. No. 6 from series of 31. print is part of an album. Printed recto at the top right: 6.  paper etching vase ~ ornament. snakesJoseph Leboit, Silver Tankard, 1935 1942 Silver TankardDesign for Urn ca. 1770-90 Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Design for Urn 345608Kettle with Spoon. Dated: c. 1935. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Benjamin Resnick.Powder Flask. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 22.9 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Dadante.Rieß Carl (1831-1884), stone jugs (without date): View. Ink on cardboard, 35.6 x 45.6 cm (including scan edges)Ella Josephine Sterling, Glass Bowl, c 1936 Glass BowlGold cup of the Haarlem Guild of Saint Martin, The Netherlands, Johan Conrad Greive, 1847 - 1891.Sample Sheet, Two Designs for Cups and Saucers, Brush and gray, yellow, brown watercolor on cream paper, Two designs for cups and saucers probably made of cut glass, opal, hyalite. Arranged in a vertical row showing a cup at top, a saucer below, the number '7' inscribed in pen and black ink in the interval between. Second design for a cup and saucer below with the number '8' inscribed in pen and black ink in the interval between. The cup handles are at right. The decorating in the upper designs are variations of the lower ones in 1938-88-732 (framing bands and garlands with vermicular ornamentation) and the decorating in the lower designs consists of gold framing bands and gray flutes., Silesia, Austria, ca. 1825, tableware designs, Drawing, DrawingCharles Henning, Coffeepot, 1940 CoffeepotRE Schearer, Silver Kettle with Lamp & Stand, c 1937 Silver Kettle with Lamp & StandGloves, vial and vase; Second Livre de Vases. The vase at the bottom is decorated with three children's heads. Leaf 33 from series of 25 sheets, numbered: II (formerly 26), 27-50.Antique vase with standing woman; Vases after the manner of the antique (...). An antique ornamented vase with a standing woman holding garlands and medallions with arrow sleeve.Glass Bowl. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 34.5 x 24.3 cm (13 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: V. L. Vance.Racing cup in silver, partly gilt and enamelled.. Drawings, Design drawings. 1880 - 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Patterns (Design elements), Decoration and ornament, Silverwork, Victorian, Goldwork, AwardsJohn Tarantino, Decanter, c 1936 DecanterFred Weiss, Stoneware Vase, c 1936 Stoneware VaseGertrude Lemberg, Vase, 1935 1942 VaseVase. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.6 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Janet Riza.Three Greek wine-jugs (oinochoes); left and right vases decorated with palms; middle one decorated with a red figure draped woman. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- ().Plate, tea pots, vase, and salt cellar; William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892); London, England, Europe; 1871; Woodburytype; 11.9 x 8.9 cm (4 11,16 x 3 1,2 in.)Lloyd Charles Lemcke, Kettle, 1938 KettleEugene Barrell, Mortar and Pestle, c 1937 Mortar and PestleClyde L Cheney, Preserving Jar, c 1938 Preserving JarArab metal containers, Ancient Egypt. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880Pottery Vase. Dated: probably 1941. Dimensions: overall: 55.2 x 45.4 cm (21 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" High 6 1/2" Wide 3 1/2" Deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Stanley Mazur.Henry Meyers, Salt Shaker, c 1936 Salt ShakerMay Hays, Goblet, 1935 1942 GobletJuan Laurent y Minier (Photographer) / 'Boat-shaped jasper tazza, Gadrooned cup with an eagle's head and Boat-shaped tazza with a filigree foot'. Ca. 1879. Albumen on photographic paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Mounted Chinese Vase on a Pedestal, for the Music Room, Brighton, Royal Pavilion, Brush and water color, graphite on white wove paper, A tall Chinese porcelain vase on a porcelain pedestal which is enclosed in an ormolu gallery in two tiers supported by columns, entwined by serpents, the first or lower tier of columns surmounted by a pagoda-like canopy hung with bells. The vases have ormolu-mounted dragon handles., Original album associated with this collection still exists. See 1948-40-1 accessory, England, 1815-22, interiors, Drawing, DrawingRalph Atkinson, Pitcher, 1937 PitcherRichard Donovan, Batter Jug with Paddle, c 1940 Batter Jug with PaddleFrances Lichten, Pa German Shaving Basin, c 1936 Pa. German Shaving BasinPlate Warmer. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 24" high; 9 1/2" in diameter. Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Richard Schoene.Spark Lamp. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 23 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Dana.Basalt vase for a lamp. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbone's Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood, Quaritch, London, 1898.Three Vases, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Three vases with two ears. Two vases are tilted.  paper engraving vase ~ ornamentCharlotte Angus, Jar with Cover, 1935 1942 Jar with CoverSyrup Jug. Dated: probably 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 22.7 cm (11 13/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 - 7 3/8" High. Medium: graphite, watercolor, colored pencil, and heightening on paperboard.. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Anna Aloisi.Goblet. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.4 x 22.7 cm (11 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Dana.Shaving Mug. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 26.2 cm (14 1/8 x 10 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/8" High 3 3/8" Dia 1/4" Handle. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irene M. Burge.Drawing, Design for a Water Kettle with Stand; Designed by Joseph Anton Seethaler II (German, 1799-1868); Germany; pen and black ink, brush and gray, black wash, graphite on wove paper; 43.4 x 32.3 cm (17 1/16 x 12 11/16 in.)Wooden Thread Holder. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24 cm (14 x 9 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward L. Loper.Gallo-Roman glazed pottery. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquot's General History of Ancient Glazed Pottery, French and International, Chez l'Auteur, Paris, 1874.Henry Meyers, Pewter Tankard, c 1936 Pewter TankardJane Clifford (Fhotographer) / 'Hunting Vase'. Ca. 1863. Albumen on photographic paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Ice bucket. An ice bucket on a riser. The bucket has two handles painted with stripes, the neck is painted with a band of flowers and foliage, and the body is painted with bands of scrolling leafy vines.. (Recto, mount) upper right, printed in black ink: "PLATE CXCVIII." Lower center, printed in black ink: "PINXTON. / 391. ICE PAIL. PAINTED BY BILLINGSLEY. / South Kensington Museum. italicized"Powder Horn. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 22.8 cm (11 7/8 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Fisk.Silver Tankard. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.8 x 22.6 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 3/8" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Isidore Steinberg.Charles Garjian, Silver Teapot, c 1936 Silver TeapotFoot Warmer. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 22.7 cm (11 13/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" High 6" Wide 4" Deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink,and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gordon Saltar.Eugene Shellady, Pa German Jar, 1936 Pa. German JarGeorg Wechter I, Chalice with six embossings, base decorated with two dolphins, published 1579 Chalice with six embossings, base decorated with two dolphinsThree vases from the 17th century, richly ornamented. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistA vase from the brother in the form of a crater from 1820, in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1917 - general view;  Not after 1925 (1917-00-00-1925-00-00);Yolande Delasser, Crock with Cover, c 1938 Crock with CoverFictile vases in the British Museum. Vases in red clay with black designs, showing decorative patterns, warrior on biga two-horse chariot, and fighting warriors. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc., London, 1814.Michael Fenga, Salt Shaker, c 1939 Salt ShakerAaron Fastovsky, Jar, c 1938 JarLamp. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 30.7 x 23.3 cm (12 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/8" high; 3" wide. Medium: colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: S. Brodsky.Crater from Tanapra. Marriage proc. N. M. Athens , Vases, Weddings. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionMichael Fenga, Silver Beaker, c 1936 Silver BeakerCharles Caseau, Flask, 1935 1942 FlaskWood Sugar Bowl. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6" in diameter; 8 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: David S. De Vault.Vase. William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892)Silver Cream Pitcher. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.7 x 22.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Westendorff.Bronzekanne; Bronzekessel.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture CollectionJacob Gielens, Toleware Tin Coffee Pot, c 1938 Toleware Tin Coffee PotFrank Fumagalli, Grotesque Jug, c 1936 Grotesque JugPitcher. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 24.7 x 24.3 cm (9 3/4 x 9 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elmo Fleming.John Fisk, Lamp, c 1936 LampVase in Repousse Work, By Vechte. Hunt and Roskill., attributed to C.M. Ferrier & F. von Martens, 1851.Pewter Dram Bottle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.5 x 23 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 7/8" high; 3 7/8" in diameter. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Meyers.Two vases. William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892)Kannen van Steengoed, Plate X, 1827 - 1829 Leaf with ten German decorated jugs of stoneware numbered I-X, including a few mugs and two drinking cups in the form of a book, plate X. Belgium paper etching Leaf with ten German decorated jugs of stoneware numbered I-X, including a few mugs and two drinking cups in the form of a book, plate X. Belgium paper etchingDesigns for Tableware, Plate XVI of Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils., William Chambers, British, b. Sweden, 1726-1796, Pierre Fourdrinier, French, active England, 1720 - 1760, Engraving on tan laid paper, Eight separate objects, some decorated with motifs from nature including vines, ivy, flowers, small lizards, fish are displayed in three tiers. The top tier displays three teapots, the second tier contains three cups and the third tier, at bottom, displays two bowls., England, 1757, tableware designs, Print, PrintRuth Bialostosky, Lamp, c 1936 LampHand Lantern. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 42 x 25.8 cm (16 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 3/4" high; 5 3/4" in diameter. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amelia Tuccio.Antique Roman glass 1898Vincent Carano, Silver Teapot, c 1936 Silver Teapot