Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Pitcher: Peace Plenty and Independence
Object Number:
1961.304
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 21 x 20.3 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black in medallion on panel #1: "PEACE/PLENTY/AND/INDEPENDENCE"
Description:
Molded creamware pitcher, bulbous with strap handle; black transfer printed decoration on both sides and under spout depicting 1) female figures holding wheat and cornucopias on either side of a medallion with inscription with an eagle, cannon, and a flag above; 2) fully rigged three masted ship with American flag; 3) (under spout) grape vines and ribbon tied in a bow.
Gallery Label:
This pitcher was also known as a Liverpool jug; there is a possibility that this pitcher was made in Staffordshire and printed in Liverpool.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
