John Targee
Pitcher
1809-1819
Physical Qualities
Silver, 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (24.8 x 19.4 x 13.3 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased in Honor of the Museum's 90th Anniversary with funds contributed by Stiles Tuttle Colwill and the Marion Tuttle Colwill Charitable Trust
Object Number
2003.125
Classical form pitcher with helmet-shaped neck and self spout with two bands of cast gadrooning applied at neck base and top, with cast, stylized acanthus leaf patterned band at base of main body, below which are four lion paws on pad feet. Spout face or side has engraved "C." Marked: "I.T." (Also included: two other yet-to-be-identified figural marks.)
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2003; Robert Lloyd, Inc., Albertson, New York
Inscribed: RECTO: Engraved in script "C" on body of pitcher
Markings: Marked underneath pitcher "I.T." "assay mark" "assay mark"
