Jug (Pitcher)

Museum Object Number 1956.0067.001

Object Name

Jug (Pitcher)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Tucker factory

Date of Birth

1825

Date of Death

1838

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1832-1838

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside within footrim; Typed in black ink on a small rectangular paper tag "du Pont/ Winterthur/ 2 56-67"
2. Mark; Underside within footrim; Incised under the glaze in script "F"

Subjects

George Washington; American eagle; Political figure; American themed ceramics

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Molded, Gilded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

9.291 (H) , 7.677 (L) , 5.669 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.6 (H) , 19.5 (L) , 14.4 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

OH at handle, OL from handle to lip, ODiam of body.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1957 Tucker China 1825-1838.
• General information on Tucker.
[Book] Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 1989 American Porcelain 1720-1920.
• General information on Tucker, pp.14-21.
[Manuscript] Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library. Tucker Pattern Books, 2 vols.
• Shows patterns for this and other forms of Tucker objects.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. 1993 Classical Taste in America 1800-1840.
• Pitchers as among Tucker's first production, this shape called "Vase shape": p. 182, no. 140, right, 1827-38