AMERICAN E. & W. BENNETT ATTRIBUTED MARINE LIFE POTTERY PITCHER, rich blue glaze, depicting a variety of relief fish, shellfish, and a large crab below spout, with molded sea serpent handle. Unmarked. Probably Charles Coxon (1805-1868) for E & W Bennett Pottery, Baltimore, MD. 1850-1857. 9 7/8" HOA.
Literature: Stradling -
"Fancy Rockingham" Pottery: The Modeller and Ceramics in Nineteenth-Century America, p. 23.
Provenance: Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA to benefit collections care, preservation and future acquisitions.
Condition
Radial crack extending along base with associated minor loss to underside, faint hairlines to serpent handle.