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Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Copper-lustre Pitcher

Copper-lustre Pitcher

c. 1812
ceramic
Diameter of mouth: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Overall: 19.4 x 21.9 cm (7 5/8 x 8 5/8 in.); Diameter of base: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mary Isabel and Nellie P. Sedgley 1938.286
Location: not on view
  • this pitcher was part of the wedding outfit of Hannah Alden, who was born 20 January 1791 and was fifth in descent from John and Priscilla Alden. On 11 February 1812, Hannah married Jotham Sedgley, born 8 March 1784, at Limerick, York County, Maine.
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