Herculaneum Pottery
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Maker Herculaneum PotteryLiverpool, active 1796–1841

After John James BarraletBritish, 1747–1815

CultureEnglish

Titles

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

Kilroy Center

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CERAMICS

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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