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On Display: House - Liverpool Hall
Jug (Pitcher)
T. Dixon, Herculaneum Factory, Thomas Kelly
1805-1807
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
T. Dixon (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1191
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1191
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
T. Dixon (Publisher); Herculaneum Factory (Possible maker); Thomas Kelly (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1805-1807
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Old collection number typewritten on a rectangular label, "Ep20". The same number is painted in red and crossed through on the underside.
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Square label with "4" handwritten in pencil or wax crayon.
Type: Signature
Location: Bottom center of Preble portrait
Inscription: Printed "D"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Naval history
- Native American
- American Indian
- Maritime
- Military
- American themed ceramics
- Commodore Preble
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Printed
- Extruded
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
9 (H) x 9.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.86 (H) x 24.13 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diam. measurement includes handle and lip. Dia. of body is: 7
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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. 27, pp. 122-123.Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• Print source: p. 37 and similar example pp. 155-156, P.42 and C.17, p. 79; Preble info: p. 37.Book: McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• Description of print: p. 82, no. 45, plate XXII.Book: Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• Discussion of print source: p. 207, fig. 574.