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Jug (Pitcher (man figure))
William Evans (Billy) Burton (possibly)
Brockville Works
1848-1852
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Brockville Works (Potter)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Schuylkill; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (buff-colored)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1644
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.1644
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher (man figure))
Title
William Evans (Billy) Burton (possibly)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Brockville Works (Potter)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Schuylkill; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1848-1852
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "BROCKVILLE WORKS/ SCHUYLKILL [?] Co., PENN/ FIRE PROOF WARE"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Theater
Materials
- Earthenware (buff-colored)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
- Stamped (impressed)
- Sponged
Dimensions (inches)
7.7 (H) x 5.6 (W) x 6.1 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.558 (H) x 14.224 (W) x 15.494 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Goldberg, Arthur F. 2003 Highlights in the Development of the Rockingham and Yellow Ware Industry in the United States--A Brief Review with Representative Examples. Ceramics in America. 26-46.
• Overview of Rockingham in America.Book: Stradling, Diana. 2005 "Fancy Rockingham" Pottery: The Modeller and Ceramics in Nineteenth-Century America.
• Somewhat similar "Billy Burton" jug attributed to Yates, Bennett & Allan, The City Pottery, Trenton, NJ, 1870s: pp. 40-41, no. 28, portraying William Evans (Billy) Burton in role as Mr. Wilkins Macawber in Dickens's David Copperfield. English comic actor debuting on NY stage 1837. Also in other Dickens and Shakespeare plays.