Pitcher

Washington, Mary Anne Hammond · 1838 - 1841

High-shouldered, turnip-shaped pitcher on a flared and ogee-domed, circular pedestal base, engraved "H" in flecked script to right of center on front of its conical body. Incurved neck flares to a reverse-cyma rim with wide V-shaped pouring lip. Beading applied at rim, base of neck, top of pedestal, and bottom of foot; fine diagonal serrations around bottom edge of pedestal. Hollow S-curve handle has raised beads near upper and lower terminals. Underside of rounded bottom struck with pseudo hallmarks of a spreadwing eagle and left-facing sovereign's head in profile, both in circles, flanking the centerpunch, and with "VEAL & GLAZE" in raised serif letters in a serrated rectangle overstruck on a smaller rectangular mark above and below.