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Jug

Jug

Public Domain

Jug
MakerLiverpool, active 1796–1841
AfterBritish, 1747–1815
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Jug
Datec. 1805–1810
Made inLiverpool, England
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (creamware) with transfer print
Dimensions9 7/8 × 6 1/8 in. (25.1 × 15.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.32
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Pine Room
Exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Special Collections
Object Type
DescriptionIn the mid-1700s, English potters developed a light- or cream-colored earthenware body that, when coated with a lead glaze, yielded wares with a glassy, shiny surface. Josiah Wedgwood continued to refine this pottery, which he later called “Queens’ Ware” because of a commission he received from Queen Charlotte in 1765. Many potteries produced these wares, employing numerous techniques to decorate them. This jug features an elaborate transfer-printed scene of George Washington being lifted into heaven by angels while the figures of Liberty and America mourn at his tomb. One the opposite side, two classically draped figures display and examine a plan of the new capital city of Washington.
Provenance[Richard and Virginia A. Wood, Baltimore]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, July 10, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Printed in banner beneath transfer print: APOTHEOSIS
Inscribed on the tomb: SACRED / to the Memory of / WASHINGTON / OB 14 Dec AD 1799 / AEt 68
Printed in ribbon framed cartouche beneath the spout: A MAN / without example / A PATRIOT / without reproach
Top of transfer print on opposite side: PLAN OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON * STOP

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