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Cream or milk jug (Cream or milk pitcher or pot)
Commodore MacDonnough's Victory
Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Benjamin Tanner, Hugh Reinagle
1819-1846
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1354
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1354
Object Name
Cream or milk jug (Cream or milk pitcher or pot)
Title
Commodore MacDonnough's Victory
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Enoch Wood & Sons factory (Maker); Benjamin Tanner (Design inspiration); Hugh Reinagle (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Burslem; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1819-1846
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "4"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- War of 1812
- Military
- American themed ceramics
- American market (English manufacture)
- Commodore MacDonnough
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
3.543 (H) x 4.213 (L) x 2.992 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9 (H) x 10.7 (L) x 7.6 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.
• Discussion of pattern: p. 32.Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Plate and hollow ware in same pattern: March 5-6 sale, 2016, lots 122, 124-128, Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, 1819-46Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Design source: March 5-6 sale, 2016, lot 123, "Engraving by Benjamin Tanner, painted by Hugh Reinagle, published by Tanner, Philadelphia, 1816.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Wood factory "MacDonnough's Victory" pattern: pattern title listed as MacDonnough's Victory (alternate names: Floral Border-Irregular Center; Commodore MacDonnough's Victory), pattern no. 2168. Border pattern identified as Floral Border, Irregular Center: Enoch Wood & Sons. Enoch Wood & Sons factory, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1818-46.Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Design source (print): see under pattern no. 2168, for engraving titled "Battle of Plattsburgh" by B. Tanner, after painting by H. Reinagle, 4 July 1816.