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Small earthenware pitcher with purple transfer-print pattern bearing the words "Union", "Reform", "Unity and Liberty" and "Commerce and Freedom" and depicting symbols of the countries of the United Kingdom, such as the rose, thistle, shamrock. The transfer-print depicts Britannia pushing a Native American figure to the ground with a liberty pole and cap. A lion stands nearby, two Union Jack flags and a white flag flank the scene, fruit spills from a cornucopia at Britannia's feet, a cannon's barrel is visible under her skirts.
pitchers (vessels)
earthenware
transfer printing
molding (forming)
Vessel, Drink Serving
Pitcher
Pitcher
"UNION / REFORM / COMMERCE AND FREEDOM / UNITY AND LIBERTY" (printed)
MJ123
Unknown
6 x 4 5/8 x 4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Margaret Jewell
1958.604
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