1900 D&C (Detroit & Cleveland) Navigation Co. Shipping Line Souvenir Pitcher or Creamer

This is a circa 1900 souvenir pitcher or creamer for the D&C (Detroit & Cleveland) Navigation Company. D&C was a dominant ship line for the Great Lakes region, steaming from 1868 until 195The front of the squarish pitcher shows a brightly painted scene of the steamer City of Cleveland, built in 190It is marked Bavaria on the bottom. The last photo (above) shows the City of Cleveland circa 1908 (photo credit: www.shorpy.com).

Circa 1900.

About 3-5/8" in width by 3-15/16" in height and 2" in depth.

Painted porcelain.

None.

Hard-to-read maker mark and "BAVARIA" on bottom.

This is from an ocean liner and nautical items collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. SHOP VAGX97 LGEX SLAAEX12/13 SABEX12/14

7+ (Very Fine+): There are a few small spots of light wear/discoloration with very minor wear to gold paint edging.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.