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Bowl (Punch bowl)
Herculaneum Factory
1806-1810
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Herculaneum Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.0583
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0583
Object Name
Bowl (Punch bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Herculaneum Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1806-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, around Washington portrait
Inscription: "HIS EXCELLENCY/ GEORGE WASHINGTON" and "Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America/ & President of the Congress."
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, around Franklin portrait
Inscription: "BENj. FRANKLIN/ L.L. D. F.R.S." and below, "Born at Boston in New England 17 Jan. 1706"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, below ship
Inscription: "INDIAN HUNTER" and the script initials, "GRS"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Benjamin Franklin
- Political figure
- Maritime
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Printed
- Thrown
Dimensions (inches)
4.25 (H) x 9 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.8 (H) x 22.86 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• Published: p. 160, figs. 432-433.Article: Nelson, Christina H. 1980 Transfer-printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market. Winterthur Portfolio. 15 (2): 93- 115.
• Published: Figs. 17, 18, pp. 104 -05Book: McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• For Franklin, see p. 72, no. 16. For Washington, see p. 83-84, no. 48.Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• For Washington, see W.5, p. 195, for Franklin, see F.7, p. 95.Book: Miller, J. Jefferson. 1974 English Yellow-Glazed Earthenware.
• Same Franklin portrait on yellow ware beaker: p. 99, col. pl. LVIII, c. 1800Book: Beddoe, Stella. 2015 A Potted History: Henry Willett's Ceramic Chronicle of Britain.
• Creamware punchbowls bearing similar Franklin and Washington portraits: p. 100, nos. 449, 453, c. 1790, discussing design sources. Set among other ceramic commemoratives of Franklin.