A Liverpool Creamware Transfer-Printed Jug, A Transfer-Printed Plate And A Transfer Printed Mug, circa 1800-1810
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March 26, 05:20 PM GMT
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400 - 600 USD
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Description
the jug, printed and colored with a vignette of a ship on the water, the verso with a medallion of George Washington and Lady Liberty next to a map of America, the base of the spout with a laurel wreath reserving the painted name REUBEN JONES, above the American eagle; the plate with a vignette of a ship bearing the American flag, the shaped-rim with flower branches; the mug, Dawson & Co., printed with figures of Peace and Plenty flanking a ship. 3 pieces.
Height of jug 11 1/4 in.
28.6 cm
mug: Rufus Foshee Antiques, Camden, Maine
There were several whaling captains with the last name Jones in the United States around 1800. According to Whaling Masters there was a Captain Jones who was master of the ship Minerva out of Nantucket in the year 1802.