Severn Ware Pitcher with Gilded Thistle Motif
A tall, tapering stoneware pitcher with a cream-colored glaze, an angled gilt handle, and bands of gilt ornament near its rim and base. A branching plant with silvered blossoms and brown-toned leaves climbs the body, with a few small butterflies among the stems.
- Artist
- James Callowhill
- Date
- 1885-87
- Medium
- Stoneware and glaze with gilding and silvering
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 843 × 1318 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Gilda and Henry Buchbinder