Object name: Miniature pitcher / Object class: Miniature (size attribute) / Materials: Porcelain (material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Miniature pitcher, accession number 7-10103, described as pitcher; bottom reads "Abbott Beere's Jack from Carving on St. Benedicts' Church Glastonbury" register number 382436. a narrow pitcher with an egg-shaped mouth which is trimmed in gold. the shield is a rounded continental divided in a cross style, outlined in yellow, solid red background. in the upper left corner is a white winged bull, upper right is a standing lion, front legs against the left side border, head is facing behind. in the bottom left are two snarling dog heads facing left with a sword standing between (hilt on top). bottom right is a front facing stag head. down the middle of the cross is a shepard's staff. beneath the shield is a scrolling yellow ribbon written in Latin "Nisi Dominus Frustra" written below is "Chelsea". the pitcher is cylindrical and bulbs out in the middle, the bottom flutes out to create a small foot. the handle is a slight arch attached below the lip arching down to the middle. made by W.H. Goss, 1884-1914.

Hearst Museum object titled Miniature pitcher, accession number 7-10101, described as pitcher; small handle on low side near lip. lip is trimmed in gold. the body is spherical with a small narrowing neck. the lip opposite the handle, the mouth elongated and curved inwards. the shield is a florid shield. the top third of the shield is black with three crowns lined up. below is an inverted chevron with three yellow stag heads and three, blue fleur-de-lys around the chevron. on top of the shield is a purple knight's helmet and shoulders. around the knight’s helmet down both sides of the shield are filigree leaves of blue and white. above the knight is a lighthouse with lines indicating that it is lit. beneath the shield is a yellow ribbon with "Respice Aspice Prospice" beneath this in small print "500TLE". made by W.H. Goss, 1858-1887.