cream pitchers

Small milk vessels

Cream pitchers are small vessels designed for serving cream at the table, typically holding just a few ounces.

They have a handle and a pouring spout, often matching a tea or coffee service.

The plural appears frequently in antique listings and tableware catalogs: a matched set of sugar bowls and cream pitchers.

A single vessel is a cream pitcher or creamer.

Related

milk · china · sugar bowl · handle · spout · dainty · breakfast · coffee · tea service · tea set · English breakfast · ceramic · silver · elegant · tableware · serving · delicate · antique

Opposites
contents/purpose in table service

cream pitcherssugar bowls

Vessels for table sweetener

honey pots · salt cellars · pepper shakers · butter dishes · decanters

vessel size/capacity

cream pitcherswater pitchers

Handled vessels for liquids

punch bowls · carafes

Family

cream, pitcher, creams, creamy, creamier, creamiest, creaminess, creamed, creaming

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G