PITCHER, WATER

Description: CERAMIC WATER PITCHER. LIGHT BEIGE FINISH WITH BROWN STRIPE ALONG RIM. BROWN IMAGE OF BRANDING IRONS IN FIRE PIT ON ONE SIDE OF PITCHER; "HAGELL" AT BOTTOM PITCHER HAS HANDLE ON ONE SIDE; RECTANGULAR AT TOP AND SLIGHTLY TAPERED AND ROUNDED AT BOTTOM. SMALL SPOUT ON LIP OPPOSITE. WHITE GLAZED INTERIOR. BOTTOM STAMPED "REG'D DESIGN CATTLE COUNTRY CANADIAN WESTERN ART SPECIALTIES BY MEDALTA CANADA". SEE ALSO CONDITION REPORT ON FILE.

History: DESIGN BY DONORS' FATHER, E.F. HAGELL. THE DISHWARE WAS DESIGNED BY HAGELL FOR THE STOCKMAN'S INN WHICH OPENED MARCH 31, 1951. THERE WERE TWO "PATTERNS"--MOUNTAIN TRAIL AND CATTLE COUNTRY WITH THEIR SPECIFIC ANIMALS AND DESIGNS. EACH SET ALSO INCLUDED A BABY PLATE AND CUP WITH A LAMB AS A MOTIF. THE VINEGAR SET HAD A MINIATURE JUG 4" HIGH. MEDALTA STOPPED PRODUCTION OF THE DISHWARE BECAUSE THE COLORS (ORANGE AND BROWN) WERE UNSUCCESSFUL--EITHER TURNING OUT ORANGE OR BROWN INSTEAD OF A COMBINATION. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THE VARIOUS DONATIONS PERTAINING TO EDWARD FREDERICK HAGELL. SEE RECORD P19960053001 FOR AN EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST; SEE PERMANENT FILES P19960053001, P20040009001, P20060027001, P20070008001, AND P20070012001 FOR NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, DETAILS ON PAST GALT DIRECTOR/CURATOR WILMA WOOD'S BOOK ON THE ARTIST, AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE HAGELL FAMILY.