Jug, Samuel and Eli
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Decorative Art, 19th Century, 4th Floor
MEDIUM
Stoneware
DATES
ca. 1848
DIMENSIONS
8 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (22.5 x 13.3 x 13.0 cm)
MARKINGS
on bottom: black printed mark and registratiom mark; arms of Great Britain: Registation mark for 1848. B? = October.
SIGNATURE
not signed
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
1994.158.5
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Gretchen Adkins
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Pitcher. Unglazed (inside glazed) buff stoneware. Pear-shaped with high relief scenes taken from a painting by John Singleton Copley of Samuel and Eli alternating with a rabbi. Scenes are set in ogive formed arches terminating in masks between foliage. Modeled ribbed C-shaped handle, separately molded and applied.
Condition: Good. Base cracked and chipped. Belly: cracks under handle. Inside: dirty.
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