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Jug (Pitcher)
1790-1810
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1193
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1193
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Old collection label with typed number, "Ep32". Number is also painted in red and crossed through.
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive label with red border, handwritten in pencil, "1-5-5/1"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Benjamin Franklin
- Political figure
- Maritime
- Declaration of Independence
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Printed
- Thrown
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
8.31 (H) x 8 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
21.11 (H) x 20.32 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diam. measurement includes pouring lip and handle. Diam. of body is 6.25.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• Published: p. 160, fig. 434. See p. 161 for a discussion of the print source.Article: Nelson, Christina H. 1980 Transfer-printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market. Winterthur Portfolio. 15 (2): 93- 115.
• Published: fig. 6, p. 98Book: Arman, David & Arman, Linda. 1998 Anglo-American Ceramics Part I. Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market 1760-1860.
• Similar examples, one marked Wedgwood, one identified as Herculaneum, and Shelton group, see p. 197-198, W.15-16.Book: McCauley, Robert Henry. 1942 Liverpool transfer designs on Anglo-American pottery.
• Print description: no. 58 A&B, p. 87, Plate no. XXIV and XIV