ADIRONDACKS - SARANAC INN - SOUVENIR PITCHER - HAMPSHIRE POTTERY

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For your consideration is a nice Hampshire Pottery souvenir pitcher with a wonderful vignette of the Saranac Inn on the front.  We added this handsome piece to our Adirondack collection years ago.  The original price sticker is still taped to the back of the pitcher, just as it was when we bought it at an antique shop in Maine.  The outer finish is matte but the inner rim of the spout and interior are a glossy glazed finish.  The top and bottom are rimmed with gold and there is also gold embellishment on the back of the handle.  The pitcher stands approximately 5 1/2" tall and is approx. 5 1/4" at it's widest point.  There is a bluish tint to some of the neck and body of the pitcher.  There are several tiny pieces of clay stuck to the bottom of the inside of the pitcher.  Not visible unless looking directly down into the interior. They appear to be under the glaze so I believe this would have occurred as the piece was being produced.  There are other small spots? marks?  on the pitcher but all appear original to the piece.  There is NO DAMAGE!!!  We mention all these things for accuracy but PLEASE enlarge the photos and view carefully so that you may make your own judgements.  The seltzer can (while quite nice) is for size reference and not included!  :-)
From Wikipedia:
"The Saranac Inn was a large, luxurious hotel located on a peninsula at the northern end of the Upper Saranac Lake in the town of Santa Clara in the Adirondacks in New york State, United States. It was frequented by U.S Presidents Grover Cleveland and Chester Arthur and New York Govenor Charles Evans Hughes.  It closed in 1962, and burned to the ground in 1978.
Originally built as the Prospect House in 1864, it started as a small hotel that accommodated 15 guests. It was gradually enlarged to handle up to 100. In 1886 it was purchased by a group of investors who renamed it Saranac Inn, and began a program of renovation and construction that brought the capacity to 250 by 1909. The opening of the Mohawk and Malone Railway in 1892, dramatically reducing travel time from major east coast cities to the Adirondacks, had a major impact on the hotel."
In 1912 the hotel was purchased by Harrington Mills, the owner of the Harrington Hotel in Washington, DC, who completely rebuilt the structure, adding two stories, elevators, and a private bath in each room. It underwent further enlargement in the 1920s, and noted Saranac Lake architect William T. Distin was responsible for much of the design work. At its height, between the enlarged main hotel and the many lakeside cottages and platform tents favored by some guests, it could accommodate a thousand guests.