Herculaneum Pottery
Jug

MakerLiverpool, active 1796–1841
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Jug
Datec. 1800–1810
Made inLiverpool, England
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (creamware) with transfer print and gilding
Dimensions9 1/4 × 9 in. (23.5 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.33
Non exposé

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Department
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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 creamware 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. Based out of Toxteth, Liverpool, the Herculaneum Pottery produced creamware and pearlware pottery together with bone china porcelain. This jug by this pottery features transfer-printed images on both sides. On one side, two robed figures display and examine a plan of the new United States capitol city of Washington; the other side features an American-flagged sailing ship.
Provenance[Richard and Virginia A. Wood, Baltimore]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, July 10, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed: HERCULANEUM . POTTERY

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