Jug (Pitcher)

Museum Object Number 2021.0019.003

Object Name

Jug (Pitcher)

Title

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Hyman Myers & Sandra Kittner Myers

Creator (Role)

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (Maker)

Richard Briggs (Merchant/importer)

Richard Briggs (Commissioning merchant)

Creator Notes

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, commonly known as Wedgwood, is a fine china, porcelain, and luxury accessories company founded on 1 May 1759[1] by English potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood. In 1987, Wedgwood merged with Waterford Crystal to create Waterford Wedgwood, an Ireland-based luxury brands group. Waterford Wedgwood was purchased by the New York City-based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners in 2009, and became part of a group of companies known as WWRD Holdings Ltd., an acronym for "Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton." On 2 July 2015, Fiskars Corporation acquired WWRD. Wikkipedia 10/27/2017

Place of Origin

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1880-1881

Subjects

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Trades; Ceramics manufacture; Literature; Native American; Poetry; Ceramics manufacture

Materials

Earthenware

Techniques

Molded, Printed, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

6.378 (H) , 9.09 (L) , 6.97 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.2 (H) , 23.1 (L) , 17.7 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Very similar jug: pattern title listed as "Henry Wadsworth Longfellow," pattern no. 3976, importer mark 50649. Importer Richard Briggs, active in Boston 1880-89.