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Mug
Captain HULL of the Constitution
1816-1825
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.1278
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1278
Object Name
Mug
Title
Captain HULL of the Constitution
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1816-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red bordered label with pencil: "#3/ Hipple/ White"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, above portrait
Inscription: "Captain HULL of the Constitution"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Naval history
- Military
- War of 1812
- Isaac Hull
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Extruded
- Painted
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
6 (H) x 5.7 (L) x 4.3 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15 (H) x 14.6 (L) x 10.9 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Published: Included under pattern name "Captain Hull of the Constitution" and pattern no. 15455. Maker unknown.Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• Information on Hull and print history: pp. 30-31, pl. H.21.Book: McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• Description of print: pp.74-75 and Plate No. XI.Book: Beddoe, Stella. 2015 A Potted History: Henry Willett's Ceramic Chronicle of Britain.
• Pearlware jug with printed Captain Hull portrait: p. 104, no. 463, "On 19 August 1812, the 44-gun frigate, Constitution, commanded by Captain Isaac Hull, overcame the British ship Guerriere in one of America's greatest maritime victories."