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On Display: House - Liverpool Alcove
Jug (Pitcher)
The Wasp and Reindeer and Com. Macdonoughs Victory on Lake Champlain
1816-1830
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
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1968.0071
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Mr. B. Thatcher Feustman
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Complete Details
Object Number
1968.0071
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Title
The Wasp and Reindeer and Com. Macdonoughs Victory on Lake Champlain
Category
Ceramics - B. Thatcher Feustman Collection
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1816-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with blue ink "#202"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with print "Fuestman/ S.L.64.46.3"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall, above harbor naval battle scene
Inscription: "Com. Macdonoughs Victory on Lake Champlain Sept. 11th 1814."
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall, above frigate scene
Inscription: "THE WASP & REINDEER."
Type: Signature
Location: Exterior, below both scenes
Inscription: Printed in script: "Bentley Wear & Boune Engravers & Printers Shelton Staffordshire"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- Military
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7 (H) x 9 (L) x 6.7 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19 (H) x 23 (L) x 17.1 (Diam)