Pitcher

Robert and William Wilson

ca. 1845 · Silver · The American Wing

This pitcher and the matching goblets are decorated with a grapevine motif chased in repoussé and with ruffled leaves that recall eighteenth-century Rococo ornament. The set originally belonged to the donor’s grandmother Grizelda Gilchrist Polk, who married Russell Houston, chief attorney for the Louisville-Nashville Railroad. Her monogram, “GGH,” is engraved on the front of the pitcher. The goblets are inscribed to two other members of the Polk-Houston family.

Artist

Robert and William Wilson

Date

ca. 1845

Medium

Silver

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of George H. Hull, 1970