//
For internal use only
On Display: House - Liverpool Alcove
Jug (Pitcher)
1817-1830
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.0019
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. B. Thatcher Feustman
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1967.0019
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1817-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with blue ink "#268"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall
Inscription: "DECATOR"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall (opposite)
Inscription: "don't surrender the ship!/ LAWRENCE"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Military
- Stephen Decatur
- James Lawrence
- Maritime
- War of 1812
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Extruded
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
4.9 (H) x 9.6 (L) x 4.4 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.5 (H) x 24.5 (L) x 11.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• Lawrence and Decatur info and print info: pp. 27, 33 and pls. L.17, D.7Book: McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• Description of prints: pp. 71, 77.Book: Beddoe, Stella. 2015 A Potted History: Henry Willett's Ceramic Chronicle of Britain.
• Several printed English earthenwares portrying War of 1812 motifs: p. 104.