Creamware pitcher with bulbous form and black transfer printed designs on front and sides. Front bears the motto "SUCCESS TO THE INFANT NAVY OF AMERICA" inside a wreath. One side bears images of the shipbuilding process from tree to finished ship with words of poem beginning "Our Mountains are cover'd with Imperial Oak." The other…

Pitcher

Description

Creamware pitcher with bulbous form and black transfer printed designs on front and sides. Front bears the motto "SUCCESS TO THE INFANT NAVY OF AMERICA" inside a wreath. One side bears images of the shipbuilding process from tree to finished ship with words of poem beginning "Our Mountains are cover'd with Imperial Oak." The other side depicts a naval battle between the American frigate, Constellation, and the French Frigate, L'Insurgent, above a description of the Constellation's success.

Creator

Herculaneum Pottery (Liverpool, England)

Date

circa 1800

Materials

Ceramic

Dimensions

9 H x 7.5 W x 5.5 D inches

Object ID

xx.4.395

Accession Number

xx.4

Resource ID

11835

Credit Line

The Redwood Collection, Gift of Mrs. Francis Tazewell Redwood

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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