Liverpool pitcher

DateCirca 1800

Mediumchina

Dimensions8 1/4 × 4 in. (21 × 10.2 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.2376

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionJug or pitcher with image of the ship REBECCA flying U.S. flag, with name below. To left is wreath of two branches with leaves with "LYDIA GARNER" inside. Jug also has an eagle on it holding four arrows, a branch, and a ribbon marked "E PLURIBUS UNUM". Three stars are around the eagles' head, thirteen above, and a shield. Also on the jug is a memorial to George Washington, with large trees on both sides of the memorial, and a woman and eagle with bowed heads. Memorial gives Washington's birth and death dates. Design of flowers and leaves around top.

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