Herculaneum Pottery
Jug

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Maker Herculaneum PotteryLiverpool, active 1796–1841

CultureEnglish

Titles

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

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Audubon Stairhall

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Bayou Bend

Object Type

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 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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