Object

Glass Serving Pitcher (Colonnade / Press Room)

A clear, medium‑sized glass pitcher with a simple handle and pour lip, filled with still water at room temperature. No ice or condensation appears; the vessel reads as an ordinary serving pitcher supplied for onstage use. During rehearsal staff set it on the table and lift it to pour cups or pass casually between participants, its weight and motion punctuating conversational beats.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E22 · What Kind Of Day Has It Been

Walking the West Wing: Softball, Satellites, and the First Sting of Crisis

A simple pitcher of water is placed as a prop for the town‑hall rehearsal; C.J. references it as part of staging — a tactile detail that anchors Bartlet's onstage routine even as the content of conversation turns grave.

Before: Set on the stage/table as rehearsal prop, filled with still water.

After: Remains on stage; not actively used in this event segment but signaled as part of the set.

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S1E22 · What Kind Of Day Has It Been

Press Room Pivot: Columbia Delay Collides with Town‑Hall Rehearsal

A simple pitcher of water is described by C.J. as a stage prop that will be supplied to the President; narratively it functions as a tiny anchor of normalcy and a prop that will ground the President's physicality during the on-camera exchange.

Before: Set aside as part of the stage props for the town-hall rehearsal, filled with room-temperature water.

After: Intended to be placed beside the President on stage; remains in place as rehearsal proceeds.

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