Pitcher

c. 1910

Shreve & Co. (American, founded 1852)
San Francisco

Like many large, mechanized silver manufacturers at the beginning of the 20th century, Shreve and Company catered to the consumer demand for handcrafted goods, even though its designs were actually spun on a lathe. The rivets and strap handle on this pitcher suggest medieval origins, a popular influence for Arts and Crafts designers.

Status: On View, Gallery 177
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Shreve & Co. (Manufacturer)
Title: Pitcher
Place: San Francisco (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: c. 1910
Medium: Sterling silver
Inscriptions: Marked on bottom: SHREVE AND CO. / SAN FRANCISCO / STERLING / 6 1/4 PINTS
Dimensions: 39.4 × 17.8 × 17.8 cm (15 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society
Reference Number: 1988.216

Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998), 339–340, no. 182.
Judith A. Barter, Elizabeth McGoey, et al., American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016), cat. 70 (ill.).
Elizabeth McGoey, ed., American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2018), https://publications.artic.edu/americansilver/reader/collection/section/6, cat. 70 (ill.).

With Ark Antiques, New Haven, CT, by 1988; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1988.

Cat. 70 Pitcher, c. 1910

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