Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitchers (pair)
Object Number:
1940.284-285
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Each: 10 × 9 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (25.4 × 24.1 × 14 cm)
Marks:
enamelled: on exterior beneath crown: "A.C.B."
Description:
Pair of oval porcelain pitchers with scalloped rim, green enamel around necks; oak leaves and acorn branches molded in relief and highlighted with gilding; gilding also on rims; handles shaped like oak branches and highlighted with gilding; crown emblem at center of each side.
Gallery Label:
The emblem that appears on these pitchers is the Clinton family crest.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Clinton Brown
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
