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Jug (Presentation pitcher or jug)
Colonel Ellsworth
Millington, Astbury, and Poulston pottery
November 1 1863 (1861-1863)
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Millington, Astbury, and Poulston pottery (Maker)
Place of Origin
Trenton; New Jersey; United States; North America
Materials
- Ironstone
Museum Object Number
2021.0009.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis in honor of Leslie Grigsby
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Object Number
2021.0009.002
Object Name
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)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Under lip
Inscription: Painted gilding ""Presented / to / G. Wittingham, / by Hebert Bourne. / Nov. 1st 1863."
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Relief oval with sunken lettering "[illegible]/TRENTON/NJ"
Type: Inscription
Location: Side 2 near rim
Inscription: Sunken and gilt lettering "UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION"
Type: Inscription
Location: Side 2
Inscription: Sunken and gilt lettering "F.E. BROWNELL"; "COL./ELLSWORTH"; and "J.W. JACKSON/THE TRAITOR"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Civil War
- Military
Materials
- Ironstone
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
8.86 (H) x 7.48 (W) x 8.66 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.5 (H) x 19 (W) x 22 (L)