PITCHER
CulturePrince Edward Island
Geography
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Dimensions19 x 45.4 x 17.5 cm (7 1/2 x 17 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Object numberHF.84.82.37
DescriptionEarthenware pottery pitcher with handle, pouring spout and ring-like rim white interior slip, flashed with brown at top. Transparent green-tinged glaze flashed with dark brown at rim and gold at base. A thumb mark is present at the handle base. 3.7 cm. below the rim are two rows of coggled beading imprints which enclose one row of arabesque and scroll-like coggle marks. At the middle-front is a horizontally oriented rectangular stamp with "P.E.I. Pottery" stamped at the center. Narrative
The PEI Pottery Company was established in 1880 by Frederick W. Hyndman on an eight acre parcel of land located on the present day Charlottetown Experimental Farm. The company competed with available imported ceramics such as preserve jars, milk pans, and liquid jars while also producing stove pipes, chimney pots, and miniature earthenware items. The company hired Oswald Hornsby who was experienced in the Atlantic pottery industry to oversee production. Hornsby purchased the company from Hyndman in 1886 and began created ornamental items, such as decorative tiles manufactured for St. Paul's Anglican Church in Charlottetown, which can still be seen today.
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