Object Number 1964.1279

Object Name

Mug (Tankard)

Title

WASHINGTON

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Herculaneum Factory (Maker)
1796-1840

Gilbert Stuart (Painter)
12/03/1755-07/09/1828
References: Barratt and Miles, Gilbert Stuart (New York & New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Press, c2004).

Edward Savage (Engraver)
11/26/1761-07/06/1817

Place of Origin

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1796-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed, "HERCULANEUM/ 6"
2. Inscription; Underside; Old collection number painted in red, "2s78"

Subjects

George Washington; Political figure

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Printed, Thrown

Dimensions (inches)

5.75 (H) , 6.12 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.61 (H) , 15.545 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Dia. measurement includes handle. Diam. of body is 4.75.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• Published: Fig. W.22c, p. 200
[Book] McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• Description of print: p. 83, no. 47, Plate II
[Book] Halfpenny, Patricia A. & Lockett, T. A. 1986 Creamware & Pearlware.
• Identical printed design on plaque: p. 87, Fig. 114
[Article] Nelson, Christina H. 1980 Transfer-printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market. Winterthur Portfolio. 15 (2): 93- 115.
• Published: Fig. 10, p. 99