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Creamware pitcher. Polychrome transfer-printed design. Oval medallions depicting patriotic scenes featuring a memorial to George Washington and plans for Washington D.C.. A cartoon on the front shows John Bull and Napoleon pulling a cow by the horns and tail while Jefferson milks the cow. The image is a visual protest of Jefferson's 1807 embargo.
pitchers (vessels)
creamware
gilding
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
Vessel, Drink Serving
Pitcher
Pitcher
Sticker on bottom: ""$30.00/ N.T.W.[?]X"" (in pencil)
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Washington, DC
John Bull
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Akin, James, 1773-1846 (Cartoonist)
10 1/2 (H) (inches)
Estate of Mrs. Jane N. Grew
1920.521
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