Water pitcher, ca. 1800

Mark:
M O U L T O N, capitals impressed on the bottom <br/>
Engraved:
R M H <br/>
Exhibited:
The Point Association of Newport; Newport, Rhode Island; July 21, 1962; no. 27. Newton College of the Sacred Heart; Newton, Massachusetts; March 10, 1963; no. 74. Salve Regina College; Newport, Rhode Island; May 17, 1964; no. 74. <br/>
Dimensions:
H. 8 7/16" D. of top 4 1/2" D. of bottom 4 1/4" 25.555 ozt. <br/> Moulton's pitcher has a convex body with a spout. A double moulded band encircles the rim and the spout. There is a single moulded band around the bottom of the pitcher. The handle is curved and hollow with a slight grip and an oval tip. An oval disk on the lower body joins the handle to the pitcher. Moulton crafted many versions of this form. A similar pitcher is in the Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver. The Phillip Hammerslough Collection contains a pitcher with three sets of concentric rings on the body. The pitcher in the Moore Collection is a simplified version of another pitcher in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The initials R M H are engraved in script below the spout on the front of the pitcher.