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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)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• Description of prints: pp.103, 104 and pls. XXVI, XXVII.Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• Battle info and print info: pp. 27, 41 and pls. W.66, C.25.Book: Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• Information on the printers and engravers: p. 245.Book: Baker, Warren & John, W. D. 1962 Old English Lustre Pottery.
• Published: Illustration 40 C,D.Article: Johns, Jeremy Rowett. 10//2015 "His Majesty's Bad Bargain: Richard Johns and his naval pension". The Mariner's Mirror. 101 (4)
• Battle between USS Wasp and HMS Reindeer; pp. 461-466