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On Display: House - Liverpool Alcove
Jug (Pitcher)
The CONSTITUTION and the GUERRIERE and Com. Perry's Victory
Bentley, Wear & Bourne
1816-1820
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bentley, Wear & Bourne (Engraver and printer)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1968.0078
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Mr. B. Thatcher Feustman
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Complete Details
Object Number
1968.0078
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Title
The CONSTITUTION and the GUERRIERE and Com. Perry's Victory
Category
Ceramics - B. Thatcher Feustman Collection
Creator (Role)
Bentley, Wear & Bourne (Engraver and printer)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1816-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with blue ink: "#207"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall
Inscription: "The CONSTITUTION in close action with the GUERRIERE"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall (opposite)
Inscription: "SECOND VIEW OF COM. PERRY'S VICTORY"
Type: Signature
Location: Exterior wall, each side, below prints
Inscription: "Bentley Wear & Boune Engravers & Printers Shelton Staffordshire"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- War of 1812
- Naval history
- Commodore Perry
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Painted
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
7 (H) x 8.9 (L) x 6.8 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19 (H) x 22.7 (L) x 17.3 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• Description of prints: pp. 98, 102. Illustration of prints on jugs: Plate No. VIII, X.Book: Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• Information on engravers/printers: p.245Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• Print info: pp.26, 28. Illustrations of prints on different jugs: pls. S.42, C.24.Book: Teitelman, S. Robert, et al. 2010 Success to America: Creamware for the American Market Featuring the S. Robert Teitelman Collection at Winterthur.
• Published: No. 29, pp. 126-127.