Pitcher

Object number
01.32.4
Date
1785 – 1820
Description
Liverpool type with black transfer-printed emblem of "Washington in Glory" on one side and the American ship "Mount Hope" on the other; black eagle transfer print under the spout. Paper label inside reads, "formerly the property of Alex Easton, the old white washer who died at 80+. His mother gave it to him when he was 12 years old, his widow sold it to me to buy him a tombstone."
Materials
ceramic
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Harford Powel
Subjects
Mount Hope (Ship)
Related People & Organizations
Easton, Alex (associated)
Washington, George (associated)