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Herculaneum Pottery Co.1800–10
- Attribution
- Herculaneum Pottery English, 1796–1840 Made for the American market Liverpool, England
- Medium
- Earthenware (creamware) with transfer decoration
- Physical dimensions
- Not recorded by the source.
- Credit line
- Amelia Blanxius Collection, gift of Emma B. Hodge and Jene E. Bell
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Most Liverpool jugs featured black transfer printing, but this one utilizes polychromatic decoration. After the American Revolution, Liverpool became a regular port of call for American merchant vessels. The Liverpool packet depicted on this jug was a private schooner that likely traded between Liverpool and the United States. Under the spout, the names of the presumed owners of the jug, Mr. and Mrs. Roberson, are inscribed; below the inscription is the Herculaneum Pottery mark that was used for the American market—an eagle surrounded by stars.
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