Pitcher

Title:

Apotheosis

Object Name:

Pitcher

Object ID:

1918.010.02 b

Creator:

Herculaneum PotteryManufacturer; Barralet, John James (1747-1815)Artist

Place of Origin:

Liverpool, England

Date:

1802-1805

Description:

Pitcher. Creamware, with black transfer printed decoration. Ovoid body with tapered neck and flared base. Curved, pointed spout and applied loop handle. Three transfer printed scenes around exterior of body. On right side of body: Laying figure of George Washington with outstretched arms supported by angels ascending from his tomb to heaven in a beam of light. "SACRED / to the Memory of / WASHINGTON / OB 14 Dec. A.D. 1799 / AE 68" printed on front of tomb. Figure of Liberty and a native American, eagle, shield, cluster of women and children mourning. In a vertical oval panel with band of seven cherubs with wings around top of oval panel. "APOTHEOSIS" in curved banner underneath panel. On left side of body: Two female figures in Grecian robes unrolling Pierre L'Enfant's plan for the city of Washington; "PLAN OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON" printed on banner across top. Shields and spears lying on foreground and side with ships at sea and trees in background in a vertical, oval panel. "A MAN / without example / A PATRIOT / without reproach" printed in a vertical oval panel with border on front of body beneath spout.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Creamware

Dimensions:

H-9.2 W-8.5 Dia-6.3 inches

Provenance:

Attributed to accession 1918.010. Gift of Mrs. John M. Corse (Frances McNeil), widow of General John Murray Corse (d. 1893) and daughter of John McNeil (b.1822). Granddaughter of Nancy M. Pierce and General Solomon McNeil. Nancy M. Pierce was the daughter of Benjamin Pierce and sister of Pres. Franklin Pierce.

Credit Line:

Gift of Frances McNeil Corse

People:

Washington, George (1732-1799), Corse, Frances M. (1859-1940), Barralet, John James (1747-1815)

Subjects:

Death, Mourning, Resurrection, Allegorical prints, Allegories, Patriotism