Pitcher

Title:

Immortal Washington

Object Name:

Pitcher

Object ID:

1923.007.01

Creator:

Herculaneum Pottery; Morris, Francis

Place of Origin:

Liverpool, England

Date:

1792-1796

Description:

Pitcher, creamware. Back transfer-printed earthenware with lead glaze. Liverpool type, ovoid cylindrical body with tapered neck and base, curved spout, and applied loop handle. Print on front: beneath crossed laurel boughs, profile bust portrait of George Washington in a vertical oval with laurel leaf frame supported on two sides by the female figures of liberty and justice in neo-classical gowns. All on a background of pine trees, bushes and rocky base. Caption spoken by justice "Deafness to the Ear that will patiently / hear and Dumbness to the Tongue / that will utter a Calumny against the / IMMORTAL WASHINGTON". Caption spoken by Liberty in a banner "My Favorite Son." Ribbon beneath the portrait "Long Live the President of the/ United States." "F. Morris" beneath the banner. Reverse: oblong vertical oval seal with verse in center: "O Liberty thou Goddess! / heav'nly bright, / Profuse of blifs, / and pregnant with delight, / Eternal pleasures / in thy presence reign / and smiling plenty leads / thy wanton train," surrounded by band of laurel leaves. Outer band is chain of fifteen states with five pointed star in center of each link. Engraved by "F. Morris Shelton " printed in bottom of oval.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Creamware

Dimensions:

H-7.8 W-7.8 Dia-6.1 inches

Credit Line:

Loaned by Mildred Raymond

People:

Raymond, Mildred, Washington, George (1732-1799), Morris, Francis

Subjects:

Allegorical prints, Allegories, Justice, Liberty