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Jug (Pitcher)
Vicar and Moses
John Wallis, George Alexander Stevens
1795-1810
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Wallis (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2015.0024
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Judy and John Herdeg
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Object Number
2015.0024
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Title
Vicar and Moses
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Wallis (Design inspiration); George Alexander Stevens (Inspiration)
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1795-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Side 1
Inscription: Printed inscriptions "MOSES" (inverted) and "THE VICAR."
Type: Inscription
Location: Side 2
Inscription: "There was once - it is [s]aid, / When - tis out of my head; - / Aye and where too - yet true is my tale; / That a round belly’d Vicar / Bedimpled with Liquor, / Could [s]tick to no text like good ale. / When the Clerk coming in, / With his band bobbing chin, / [As] Solemn and sniv’ling as may be, / The Vicar he gap’d / The Clerk hem’d and [s]crap’d / Saying, Plea[s]e, Sir, to bury a baby."
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
- Religion associated
- Satire
- Caricature
- Drinking games or tricks
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Extruded
- Printed
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
4 (H) x 4.8 (L) x 4 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11 (H) x 12.1 (L) x 9 (Diam)