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Pitcher Formerly Owned by Madame Modjeska, c. 1880
Griffen, Smith and Hill; Phoenixville, Penn…
Pitcher Owned by Helena Modjeska
Pitcher Formerly Owned by Madame Modjeska, c. 1880
Griffen, Smith and Hill; Phoenixville, Penn…
Pitcher Formerly Owned by Madame Modjeska, c. 1880 Griffen, Smith and Hill; Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Glazed ceramic; 7 × 20 in. 83.57.1 Gift of Mrs. William Graham

Pitcher Owned by Helena Modjeska

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels-pitchers
Datec. 1880
Made AtPhoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
MediumGlazed ceramic
Dimensions7 × 20 in. (17.8 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William Graham
Object number83.57.1
DescriptionThis Etruscan-style majolica pitcher was formerly owned by Madame Helena Modjeska. Manufactured In the United States by a company called Griffen, Smith and Hill (GSH) in Phoenixville, PA, pieces with this design were given as a premium by a large tea company around 1880. The father or donor, Dr. V. Ray Townsend, M.D. of Long Beach was one of a group of individuals who purchased the "Arden" home and grounds of Madame Modjeska when she sold it in 1906, prior to her move to Newport Beach. This pitcher was one of many objects left in the home by Modjeska.
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Sielanka (An Idyll), 1885
Jozef Chelmonski (Polish, 1849-1914)
Oil on canvas; 28 × 46 in.
76…
Jozef Chelmonski
1885
Forest of Arden, c. 1916
Frank Coburn (American, 1862-1938)
Oil on wood panel; 20 3/4 x 25 3/…
Frank Coburn
1916
Commemorative Bookmark, 1894
Madame Helena Modjeska (1840-1909); Orange County, California
Mo…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
1894
Laurel Wreath, late 19th Century
Poland
Silver leaf and metal; 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.
17…
late 19th Century
"Forest of Arden”, Home Built in Modjeska Canyon by Madame Modjeska
, c. 1902
Photographer unk…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1902
Madame Modjeska as Marie Antoinette, 1909
Unknown Photographer
Photographic print; 26 3/8 x 2…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1891
Madam Modjeska Doll, early 20th Century
Nascia Skovronska (Polish-born American); Orange Count…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
early 20th Century
Letter to Madame Modjeska, late 19th Century
Dorothy F. Wiethoff; Detroit, Michigan
Ink on pa…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
late 19th Century
Handmade Gold Ring Inset with Pearlescent Stone, date unknown
Maker unknown 
Gold, stone; 
1 …
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
unknown
Madame Modjeska as "Juliet", c. 1880
New York, New York
Albumen Print Cabinet Card Photograph…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
Autographed Photograph of Edwin Booth,1889
Photographer unknown
Albumen print; 25 1/4 × 21 × …
Edwin Booth
1889
Madame Modjeska as "Mary Stewart", c. 1882
Unknown photographer; United States
Albumen Print …
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1882