{"id":154,"date":"2010-03-12T08:45:28","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=154"},"modified":"2016-07-10T09:50:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T13:50:03","slug":"english-copper-lustre-historical-jug-c-1830","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=154","title":{"rendered":"Marquis de Lafayette jug, c.1830"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>English pottery jug made for export to the American market in 1830,\u00a0with copper lustre glaze and bat printed black transfer decoration on a canary yellow ground. Attributed to Enoch Wood, an earthenware manufacturer at the Fountain Place Works, Burslem, UK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6760.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5090\" title=\"IMG_6760\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6760.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6760.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6760-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The transfer decoration depicts Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), the French aristocrat and military officer who served under George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2309.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4564\" title=\"IMG_2309\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2309.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2309-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The front of the jug has a cartouche containing a generic fruit still life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6767.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5091\" title=\"IMG_6767\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6767.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6767-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This impressive jug measures 7-1\/2&#8243; high.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6766.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5092\" title=\"IMG_6766\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6766.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6766.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6766-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The other side shows General Cornwallis resigning his sword to Washington at Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2310.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4565\" title=\"IMG_2310\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2310.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2310-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A tinsmith created this substantial metal handle and bands which replaces the broken pottery handle. Fragments of the original handle remain on the jug, revealing the reddish brown color of the clay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5093\" title=\"IMG_6761\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6761.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6761.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6761-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This similar jug in pristine condition shows what the original, more elaborate handle looked like before it broke off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/md33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5097\" title=\"md3\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/md33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/md33.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/md33-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveauctioneers.com\">Live Auctioneers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English pottery jug made for export to the American market in 1830,\u00a0with copper lustre glaze and bat printed black transfer decoration on a canary yellow ground. Attributed to Enoch Wood, an earthenware manufacturer at the Fountain Place Works, Burslem, UK. 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