Pitcher
Object number2015.74.2 a,b
Manufacturer
Canonsburg China Company
Date1901-1909
OriginCanonsburg, PA
MediumCeramic/Glaze
Credit LineGift of Fredric Bender
DescriptionCeramic pitcher with lid. The pattern is similar to both CAN 182 and CAN 188.
White pitcher lid with thin green line painted along the rim and alternating brown arches and dots pattern with three equidistant pink roses and green leaves. The spout has the green outline but not the pattern. There is a handle located in the center of the top of the lid painted with three green lines. The underside of the lid has a lip that fits inside the body of the pitcher.
(b) White pitcher body with thin green line painted along the rim and under the spout and alternating brown arches and dots pattern along the circumference but not extending to the spout. On opposite sides of the pitcher is are identical motifs of a blue, red, orange, green, and pink bird surrounded by green leaves and pink and orange roses. Between these images, under the spout, there is a pink rose with green leaves. On the side of the pitcher opposite the spout is a handle with three green lines. Along the bottom rim circumference is a pattern of alternating brown arches and dots and a thin green line.Dimensions(a) height: 1.688, width: 5.500(b) height: 5.938, width: 6.438
Marks(b)
In the center of the underside of the pitcher is a green stamped Maker's Mark reading "CANONSBURG" encircling "CHINA".
Also on the underside of the pitcher is the number "1053" in green.
Historical NotesPart of a collection of Canonsburg pottery and W. S. George pottery. Canonsburg China Company was founded in 1900 to take advantage of natural resources in Canonsburg. A few years later the name changed to Canonsburg Pottery. At about the same time, board member W. S. George split away from the company to found W.S. George Pottery Company. It operated until the 1960s before changing ownership through a series of mergers and finally closing. Canonsburg Pottery continued operation until 1977 before regulations and a declining economy resulted in closure. These items expand the History Center’s existing glass collection while also demonstrating the impact of economic growth and decline in Western Pennsylvanian communities.
Collector
Fredric G. Bender
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