Pitcher
This pitcher and the matching goblets are decorated with a grapevine motif chased in repoussé and with ruffled leaves that recall eighteenth-century Rococo ornament. The set originally belonged to the donor’s grandmother Grizelda Gilchrist Polk, who married Russell Houston, chief attorney for the Louisville-Nashville Railroad. Her monogram, “GGH,” is engraved on the front of the pitcher. The goblets are inscribed to two other members of the Polk-Houston family.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pitcher
- Maker: Robert and William Wilson (active ca. 1825–ca.1846)
- Date: ca. 1845
- Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 6 1/8 in. (33.7 x 17.3 x 15.6 cm); 32 oz. 12 dwt. (1013.3 g)
- Credit Line: Gift of George H. Hull, 1970
- Object Number: 1970.200.2
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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Robert and William Wilson
1835–45
Robert and William Wilson
1835–45
Robert and William Wilson
1835–45
Robert and William Wilson
ca. 1830
Robert and William Wilson
ca. 1830
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