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On Display: House - Dresser Room
Plate (Dinner plate)
Captain HULL of the Constitution
1815-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.1879
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1879
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
Captain HULL of the Constitution
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1815-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: The old number "4i293" is painted in red enamel (nail polish?)
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with "5-4-S/12" in pencil
Type: Inscription
Location: Well
Inscription: "Captain HULL of the Constitution."
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Naval history
- Military
- War of 1812
- Isaac Hull
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
1.1 (H) x 10.1 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.7 (H) x 25.6 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• Image described pp. 74-75.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."