Cream Pitcher
1849-1898
Physical Qualities
Silver, 3 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (8.6 x 3.2 x 13.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Constance D. Bendann, Baltimore
Object Number
2012.213
Probably made in Holland or Germany, this dignified silver cow dispensed cream at the breakfast table. It is considerably more realistic than earlier cow creamers, which followed the whimsical, almost cartoonish form of the ceramic pitcher on view nearby. The image of a fly regularly appears on cow creamers, reminding us that flies were long associated with the dairy trade.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2012; Constance D. Bendann, Baltimore
Markings: Lid has impressed "B." ; .950 standard mark
On View at the BMA
