Pitcher, 1875–85, Made in Brooklyn, New York, United States, American, Porcelain, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); Diam. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm), Ceramics, Union Porcelain Works (1863–ca. 1922), Bret Harte rivaled Mark Twain in the field of late-nineteenth-century popular literature. On the front of this pitcher, Müller—inspired by Harte’s 1870 poem “The Heathen Chinee”—depicted the frontiersman Bill Nye confronting the Chinese immigrant Ah Sin during a card game
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Pitcher, 1875–85, Brooklyn, New York, United States, American, Porcelain, H, 9 1/2, 24.1 cm, W, 10, 26.7, Diam, 6 1/4, 15.9, Ceramics, Union Porcelain Works, 1863–ca., 1922, Bret Harte, rivaled, Mark, Twain, field, late-nineteenth-century popular, literature, front, pitcher, Müller—inspired, Harte, 1870, poem, Heathen, Chinee, —depicted, frontiersman Bill, Nye, confronting, Chinese immigrant, Ah, Sin, card game
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