Excellent Shawnee Smiley Pitcher with Embossed Flowers Vintage Display Only

Excellent Shawnee Smiley Pitcher with Embossed Flowers Vintage Display Only This is a glazed earthenware figural pitcher shaped as a winking, smiling pig, featuring hand-painted floral embellishments on the chest and an open mouth that acts as the pouring spout. The reverse features an integrated arched ceramic handle connecting to the body.

United States 1942-1950 Ceramic, glaze

Measures 8" tall, 9" long, 5.5" wide and holds 2.5 quarts. The pitcher is in very good vintage condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs along the rim, snout, or handle. The painted floral decorations and facial details retain strong pigment beneath a clean, glossy glaze. Bright flowers, green leaves, eyelashes and brown painted hooves are in mint vintage condition. Piggy's body is also in mint vintage condition.

Produced by the Shawnee Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio, this design was patented in the early 1940s. Smiley the Pig became one of the company's most iconic and commercially successful character lines, appearing on pitchers, cookie jars, salt and pepper shakers, and planters. Today, mid-century American figural pottery from Shawnee is widely collected for its whimsical charm and characteristic pastel detailing.