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On Display: House - Liverpool Alcove
Jug (Pitcher)
"The Constitution taking Cyane and Levant"; "The WASP and REINDEER"
1816-1825
Description
The engagement between USS Wasp and HMS Reindeer took place in the English Channel on June 28, 1814. The Wasp sank the Reindeer in less than thirty minutes.
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.1281
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1964.1281
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Title
"The Constitution taking Cyane and Levant"; "The WASP and REINDEER"
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1816-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Below each naval scene
Inscription: "Bentley Wear & Boune Engravers & Printers Shelton Staffordshire"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red bordered label bearing "2350"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, above one naval scene
Inscription: "The Consitution taking the Cyane and Levant"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, opposite side below other naval scene
Inscription: "THE WASP & REINDEER."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- Military
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Extruded
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
6.5 (H) x 7.4 (L) x 2 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.5 (H) x 18.9 (L) x 5.2 (Diam)