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Jug (Pitcher)
Herculaneum Factory
1803-1809
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
2007.0031.007
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of S. Robert Teitelman
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Object Number
2007.0031.007
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Herculaneum Factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Liverpool; Merseyside; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1803-1809
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Yellow, circular paper label with "CAT/ SRT 89.2" in black type
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall, left of handle
Inscription: Printed in black, Roman letters "FOR NEW YORK THE SHIP WARREN, B. HAMMOND, MASTER./ WILL SAIL, WITH ALL POSSIBLE DESPATCH_ FOR FREIGHT OR/ PASSAGE APPLY TO SAID MASTER, ON BOARD, OR TO/ CROPPER, BENSON & Co."
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall, right of handle
Inscription: Printed in black, Roman letters "FIRST/ IN/ WAR/ FIRST/ IN/ PEACE"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall, right of handle
Inscription: Printed in black, Roman letters "FIRST/ IN/ FAME/ FIRST/ IN/ VIRTUE"
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall, right of handle
Inscription: Printed in black, Roman letters "NEW HAMPSHIRE", "MASSACHUSETTS", "CONNECTICUT", "NEW YORK", "PENNSYLVANIA", "DELAWARE", "MARYLAND", "VIRGINIA", "N. CAROLINA", "S. CAROLINA", "NEW JERSEY", "GEORGIA", and "KENTUCKEY"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- George Washington
- Great Seal of US
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Printed
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.661 (H) x 11.654 (L) x 8.701 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
34.7 (H) x 29.6 (L) x 22.1 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is from the handle to pouring lip