2021.0009.002 Jug, view 1
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Jug (Presentation pitcher or jug)

  • Title:

    Colonel Ellsworth

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Millington, Astbury, and Poulston pottery (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Trenton, New Jersey, United States, North America

  • Date:

    November 1 1863 (1861-1863)

  • Materials:

    Ironstone

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Painted, Gilded, Enameled

  • Museum Object Number:

    2021.0009.002


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2021.0009.002

Object Name

Jug (Presentation pitcher or jug)

Title

Colonel Ellsworth

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis in honor of Leslie Grigsby

Creator (Role)

Millington, Astbury, and Poulston pottery (Maker)

Place of Origin

Trenton, New Jersey, United States, North America

Date

November 1 1863 (1861-1863)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Under lip; Painted gilding ""Presented / to / G. Wittingham, / by Hebert Bourne. / Nov. 1st 1863."
2. Mark; Underside; Relief oval with sunken lettering "[illegible]/TRENTON/NJ"
3. Inscription; Side 2 near rim; Sunken and gilt lettering "UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION"
4. Inscription; Side 2; Sunken and gilt lettering "F.E. BROWNELL"; "COL./ELLSWORTH"; and "J.W. JACKSON/THE TRAITOR"

Subjects

Civil War; Military

Materials

Ironstone

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Gilded, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

8.86 (H) , 8.66 (L) , 7.48 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.5 (H) , 22 (L) , 19 (W)

Object Description

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