"The vintage stoneware pitcher is an advertising piece for H.The stoneware pitcher is an advertising piece for H. Dickson, a former hat, cap, and fur store located at 60 State Street in Albany, New York. The pitcher was made in England, with some pieces identified as being from Moira Pottery. The store, owned by a man named Hugh Dickson, was in business in the mid-1800s, with advertisements appearing in Albany city directories and newspapers from the 1850s. The graphic on the pitcher depicts one man fitting a top hat on another man's head." Ai
