Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
ca. 1875
1937.1237
Iron, paint
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Luce Center
Pitcher: Lafayette The Nations Guest
Object name
Pitcher: Lafayette The Nations Guest
Date
1824-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 7 in. ( 21 x 22.5 x 17.8 cm )
Description
Molded creamware pitcher, bulbous with cylindrical neck and slightly scrolled handle; black transfer printed decoration on both sides and under spout depicting 1) Bust of Lafayette in medallion, 2) Bust of Washington in medallion, 3) (Under spout) spread eagle with stars, arrows, and laurel; the neck is banded in black, and there are black hand painted decorations on the spout and handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.303
Marks
printed: in black on panel #1: "FAYETTE' "THE NATION'S GUEST"
printed: in black on panel #2: "WASHINGTON" "HIS COUNTRY'S FATHER"
printed: in black on panel # 3: "REPUBLICANS Are not Always[sic] UNGRATEFUL" "Richard Hall & Son "
printed: in black around neck above Lafayette: "IN COMMEMORATION, OF THE /VISIT, OF GENERAL LAFAYETTE, TO/ THE U.S. OF AMERICA, IN THE YEAR /1824"
printed: in black around neck above Washington: "FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE, / AND FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS FELLOW CITIZENS"
Gallery Label
This item is similar to 1961.313 and INV. 12717. There is also a handwritten note on the inside which reads "Gen. Sheperd/ Born in Westfield,[MASS] and served under Gen. Washington/ Purchased at Old Sheperd Homestead in Westfield,/ home of a direct descendant."
Provenance
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
