Napoleon Jug
Decorative Arts and Design
This jug produced during William McKinley's successful presidential campaign in the mid-1890s, ridicules the candidate by likening him to Napoleon. McKinley's association with the emperor dates to his years in Congress, when his aggressive bill enforcing a protective tariff on foreign goods entering the United States earned him the nickname "Napoleon of Protection."
MEDIUM
Porcelain, belleek ware.
DATES
1895
DIMENSIONS
9 3/4 x 4 1/2 (of base) in. (24.8 x 11.4 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
On bottom: "Napoleon jug, patent applied for Alfred R. Evans, Phila., Pa".
ACCESSION NUMBER
29.122
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Marion Reilly
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Napoleon Jug, 1895. Porcelain, belleek ware., 9 3/4 x 4 1/2 (of base) in. (24.8 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Marion Reilly, 29.122. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 29.122_overall_PS11.jpg)
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overall, 29.122_overall_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2019
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