General Lafayette pitcher

1824-1840

Place madeEngland, Europe

Earthenware

Overall: 5 × 6 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (12.7 × 15.9 × 11.4 cm)

INV.12717

DescriptionMolded pearlware with cylindrical neck, bulbous body, angular scrolling handle printed with inscriptions and side portrait medallion of George Washington, opposite is same of Lafayette, under spout spread eagle under three stars clutching laurel branch and arrows

Markingsprinted: in black on neck: "First in war, First in peace, And First in the Hearts of his /Fellow Citizens." printed: in black on side: "Washington/ His Country's Father" printed: in black on opposite neck: "In Commemoration, of the / Visit, of General Lafayette, to the U.S., of America, in the year 1824." printed: in black on side: "Fayette/ the Nation's Guest" printed: in black under spout: "Republicans/ are not always ungrateful" "Pluribus Unum" "Richard Hall & Son"

ClassificationsCERAMICS