Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher

Pitcher

Object number2002.90.1
Made by (1835 - 1860)
Datec. 1853
MediumEarthenware; Overglaze;
Credit LineGift of Jula A. Grimstad
DescriptionMoulded English stoneware pitcher with anti-slavery theme. Pale gray-green body, exterior with transparent matte glaze. Relief decoration showing on one side a slave-market scene, with a group of planters separating a slave family; the other side a representation of a scene from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, with the character Eliza (carrying Harry) fleeing across broken ice, with overseer in pursuit; moulded handle with slave figurehead and tobacco.Dimensions7 x 6 x 4.5 in. (17.8 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm)
InscriptionsEmbossed trademark with Published by E. Ridgway & Abington Hanley January 1, 1853.
Historical NotesThis pitcher was made by the Staffordshire pottery of Ridgway & Abington in England. The decorations based upon contemporary abolitionist imagery: the supplicant slave, slave market, and a scene from Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.Label TextRelief-molded stoneware pitcher probably made for the American market and specifically designed for the anti-slavery movement as it depicts two scenes from the American enslavement of Africans. One side of the pitcher features a slave auction while the opposite side features an incident from slave lore probably from the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin where Eliza flees across the partially frozen Ohio River with Harry. Items like the pitcher were used to raise funds for anti-slavery activities in the U.S. and England
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