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Jug (Pitcher)
1808-1815
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2007.0031.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of S. Robert Teitelman
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Object Number
2007.0031.002
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Probably Staffordshire
Date
1808-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Paper label with "V" in black ink
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, left of handle
Inscription: Printed in red "I knew by the smoke that so gracefully/curl'd/Above the green elms, that a cottage/was near,/And I said if there's a place to be found/in the world,/The heart that is humble might hope/for it here./Ev'ry leaf was at rest, and I heard not/a sound./But the wood-pecker tapping the hollow/beech tree./And here in this lone little cot (I ex-/claim'd.)/With a maiden attractive to heart and/to eye,/Who would blush when I prais'd her,/and weep if I blam'd,/How blest could I live, and how calm/could I die!/Ev'ry leaf was at rest, &c"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, right of handle
Inscription: Printed in red "SUCCESS/to the Crooked/but interesting/TOWN OF/BOSTON!" in red enamel
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
6.299 (H) x 7.047 (L) x 5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16 (H) x 17.9 (L) x 12.7 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is from the spout to the handle