Thanks to you and your wife, Mike. That agrees with what little I have
found, as well. The feet were stylized, not broken.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Mike Lazzari" <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "1" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Pitcher
> According to my wife who is knowledgeable about such things it is a milk
> pitcher or creamer depending upon the size which wasn't stated. The
> Dutch motif was popular in the mid--late 1800's to early 1900's. Usually
> blue and white (flag?) The plain bottom would suggest an earlier date as
> they weren't required to mark the origin until later. Though it is not
> necessarily European as they were also produced in the US. Sometimes the
> feet protruded but it was unclear from the photo whether they were
> stylized or broken off. About all she can tell from the photo.
>
> Mike
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