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Antique 19thC American Porcelain Tucker Philadelphia Floral Pitcher Jug US USA
This product data sheet is originally written in English.
For sale is something special - a nice pitcher made by the Tucker factory which was located in Philadelphia in about 1835. The Tucker factory, one of the first and most successful of the porcelain factories in the US, was established by William Ellis Tucker in 1826 at Center Square, the site of Philadelphia’s current City Hall. William Tucker died in 1830 after which his brother Thomas Tucker oversaw the day-to-day operations and design while investors like Judge Joseph Hemphill and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania were able to provides the funds. They produced porcelain that rivaled popular European porcelain of the same date. The factory closed in 1838. The jug is very typical in terms of shape which helps give it away in terms of identifying the maker. The gilding is another thing that