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Commemorative Jug

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1875-1900

GUSN

GUSN-64769

Description

Squat; yellow; black detail; bearded man, poem, titles; hndle; floral neckband

Details

Descriptive Terms

pitchers (vessels)
commemoratives
earthenware
transfer printing
flowers (plants)
floral patterns
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
poetry
stars
Earthenware
Transfer Printed
Literature
Man
Star
Flower
Poetry
PITCHER

Associated Person

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Etruria, England

Dimensions

6.5 x 8.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.878

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