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On Display: House - Powel Room
Mug
The Death of General Wolfe
1800-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1975.0112
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Claneil Foundation
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Object Number
1975.0112
Object Name
Mug
Title
The Death of General Wolfe
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1800-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Bottom left of printed scene
Inscription: Printed in purple script letters, "Rothwell Sculpt"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: A round adhesive label has a handwritten inscription in blue ink, "ASI/85".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Printed
- Painted
- Thrown
- Extruded
Dimensions (inches)
6 (H) x 6.25 (W) x 4.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.24 (H) x 15.875 (W) x 11.43 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Width measurement includes handle.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: pp.198-199, no.85, noting source as Benjamin West's painting and providing historical details.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 112, Fig. 5.14Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• Identical print on a jug: D.2 p. 84Article: Magid, Barbara H. 2006 "Commemorative Wares in George Washington's Hometown". Ceramics in America. 2-39.
• Variant of print in black on 1770s pitcher fragment excavated in Alexandria, VA: pp. 5-6, fig. 4.Book: Hood, Graham. 1991 The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, a Cultural Study.
• Period reference for painting of same scene in America: p. 301, appendix re 1770 inventory of Robert Eden Maryland Royal Governor) home in Annapolis, "2 Handsome pictures framed and Glazed, representing the death of General Wolfe and the Marquis of Grandby..."