Pitcher

Object Name:

Pitcher

Object ID:

2008.016.03

Creator:

Hall, Ralph & Son

Place of Origin:

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Date:

1825

Description:

Pitcher - Earthenware. Pearlware with blue transfer-printed design. Ovoid body with a straight neck and curved spout. Applied reticulated handle and a short rounded foot. Portrait of Lafayette and "FAYETTE / THE NATIONS GUEST" printed on one side of body. Portrait of George Washington and "WASHINGTON / HIS COUNTRYS FATHER" printed on other side of body. United States eagle symbol and "REPUBLICANS / ARE NOT Always UNGRATEFUL / Rd. Hall & Son" printed on front of body. "IN COMMEMORATION OF THE / VISIT, OF GENL LA FAYETTE, TO / THE U.S. OF AMERICA IN THE YEAR / 1824" printed on neck above portrait of Lafayette. "FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE, / AND FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS / FELLOW CITIZENS" printed on neck above portrait of Washington. Floral band printed around neck, interior rim, and spout. Pointillism on handle and "Z" printed on bottom.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Transfer-printed

Dimensions:

H-6.2 W-7.35 Dia-4.1 inches

Provenance:

Donated by Klaudia S. Shepard, wife of Henry Shepard. Originally owned by Mary E. Gray Gilman, wife of Charles H. Bell, of Exeter, NH. Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.

Credit Line:

Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard

People:

Shepard, Henry B., Jr. (1927-2002), Shepard, Klaudia S. (1932-2020), Hall, Ralph, Washington, George (1732-1799), Lafayette, Marquis de (1757-1834), Bell, Charles Henry (1823-1893), Bell, Mary G. (1826-1904)

Subjects:

Dining, Presidents, George Washington, Generals, Flowers, Republicans, U.S. Seal, Eagle, Commemoration, American Revolution