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Jug (Pitcher)
Herculaneum Factory
1798-1810
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Herculaneum Factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2009.0021.008
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of S. Robert Teitelman
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Object Number
2009.0021.008
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Herculaneum Factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1798-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular, yellow paper label with "CAT/SRT 85.2" in black type
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular, red paper label with "I" in black ink
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, left of handle
Inscription: Printed "JOHN ADAMS/President of the United States of America." in black enamel
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, below pouring lip
Inscription: Printed "SUCCESS TO AMERICA" in black enamel
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, right of handle
Inscription: Printed "As he tills your rich glebe, the old peasant shall tell,/While his bosom with Liberty glows,How your Warren expire'd___how Montgomery fell,/And how WASHINGTON humbled your foes." in black enamel
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, right of handle
Inscription: Printed "INDEPENDENCE" in black enamel
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior in banner
Inscription: Printed "PLURIBUS UNUM" in black.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- John Adams
- Great Seal of US
- American themed ceramics
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Printed
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
10.039 (H) x 9.882 (L) x 7.126 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.5 (H) x 25.1 (L) x 18.1 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is from the spout to handle.