Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter of 1918
1918
1984.68
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher: Perry/Captain Jones
Object name
Pitcher: Perry/Captain Jones
Date
1813-1825
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 8 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. ( 18.4 x 21.3 x 17.1 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware pitcher with strap handle, trimmed with copper luster and decorated with two black transfer printed views with inscriptions 1) bust of man in uniform with cannon & cannon balls in front, ship on right, and flag and spears on left; 2) bust of man in uniform with powder keg, cannon, cannon balls, and swords in front, cannon and flag on right, and ship on left; copper luster trim around rim, spout, foot, neck, and decorating handle.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.146
Marks
printed: in black above panel # 1: "Captain JONES of the Macedonian"
printed: in black above panel # 2: "We have met the Enemy and they are ours!/ PERRY"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
