Jug
Date1816 (dated)
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumLead-glazed earthenware
DimensionsOH: 6"
OD: 9 3/4" (spout to handle); 6 7/8" (body)
OD: 9 3/4" (spout to handle); 6 7/8" (body)
Credit LineGift of Alan G. and Rella Bates
Object number1996-814
DescriptionJug: jug of squat, bulbous form rising to a tall collar; molded spout opposite handle ornamented with 3-dimensional acanthus leaves. Decorated with wood-working tools on one side and a pastoral scene on the other. Lines of gilding run aournd the rim, shoulder, foot and on either side of the handle. Beneath the spout is the inscription, "Petter and Hannah / Humphries / 1816".Label TextLikely a commemorative piece, the pitcher is decorated with a quasi-armorial depiction of woodworking tools on one side and bears the inscription "Petter & Hannah / Humphries / 1816". Humphries may have been a joiner or cabinetmaker based upon the tools included in the decoration.Inscription(s)Inscription on body beneath spout "Petter & Hannah / Humphries / 1816."ProvenanceGift of Allan G. & Rella Bates
ca. 1811
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1788
1785-1815
Jehu Williams (1788-1859) and John Victor (1793-1845) (Williams & Victor)
ca. 1835
c. 1857
