Pitcher

Wide mouthed vessel with an ovate body, hyperboloid collar, flattened rim, 1 strap handle on the body, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is painted/slipped red with a white band around the collar. There is a cross incised underneath the handle that could be a maker's or owner's mark. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior and a scraped finish on the interior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. There is a maker's or owner's mark incised underneath the handle. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2389."