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On Display: House - Liverpool Hall
Jug (Pitcher)
1802-1825
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1184
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1184
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1802-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Beneath pouring lip, front of jug
Inscription: Printed: "Peace Commerce and honest Friendship with all Nations- Entangling Alliances with none JEFFERSON/ Anno Domini 1802"
Type: Inscription
Location: Left of handle
Inscription: Printed: "Success to AMERICA whose MILITIA is better than Standing ARMIES" and "May its Citizens Emulate Soldiers And its Soldiers Heroes."
Type: Inscription
Location: With reserve to right of handle
Inscription: Printed: "The Memory of WASHINGTON and the Proscribed PATRIOTS of AMERICA"
Type: Inscription
Location: Below reserve to right of handle
Inscription: Printed: "GW" is enframed within an urn on the memorial and below reads, "SACRED to the memory/ of G. WASHINGTON/ who emancipated Amer/ica from Slavery and founded a REPUBLIC / upon such just and eq/itable principle that/ it will serve as a model.."
Type: Inscription
Location: Right of handle
Inscription: Printed: "Columbias Sons inspir'd by Freedoms Flame/ Live in the Annals of immortal Fame."
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: An old adhesive label bears a "17" in wax crayon or pencil.
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- John Hancock
- Samuel Adams
- Political figure
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Printed
- Thrown
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
10 (H) x 10.37 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.4 (H) x 26.34 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diam. measurement includes handle, diam. of body is 7.75.