Pitcher

Robert and William Wilson American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 705

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.

Pitcher, Robert and William Wilson (active ca. 1825–ca.1846), Silver, American

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Pitcher, Robert and William Wilson (active ca. 1825–ca.1846), Silver, American
Pitcher, Robert and William Wilson (active ca. 1825–ca.1846), Silver, American
Pitcher, Robert and William Wilson (active ca. 1825–ca.1846), Silver, American

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