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Lot Number: 193
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Historical Liverpool Creamware Pitcher “HE IN GLORY ... AMERICA IN TEARS.” GEORGE WASHINGTON with a Standing (Thomas) “JEFFERSON.” Rare Memorial Pitcher

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c. 1800 Gorgeous, Exceedingly Rare Liverpool Black Transfer-Printed Creamware Herculaneum Pottery, England, with Thomas Jefferson & George Washington Portraits: “HE IN GLORY ... AMERICA IN TEARS.” GEORGE WASHINGTON with a Standing “JEFFERSON.”, Choice Mint.

An wonderful Liverpool Transfer-Printed Creamware, Thomas Jefferson Herculaneum Pottery Pitcher, England, one side: with a Full-length Standing Portrait of Thomas Jefferson with foliate border, See: Arman J.25 illustrated on page 118 with a (1990) $20,000.+ value provided; the other side: with right-facing Portrait of George Washington encircled by leaf and berry border, with text reading, “He In Glory / America In Tears.” See: Arman W.37 illustrated on page 205, with a (1990) value of $1,800 (without the Jefferson) with additional monogram “PHE”, and the Great Seal of the United States in black transfers beneath the spout. A decorative floral design transfer seen below the handle. Height 9 3/8 inches. A magnificent example is virtually Mint quality with only light wear seen on the base from placement, having obviously been kept safe and likely never used, being a valuable cherished treasure. A superb condition, possibly Finest Known, exceeding rare and important JEFFERSON / WASHINGTON historical creamware Pitcher.

References: Jefferson portrait inventoried as J.25 and illustrated p. 118 in David and Linda Arman's Anglo-American Ceramics, Part I: Transfer Printer Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market, 1760-1860, Oakland Press: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1998.

Washington portrait inventoried as W.37 and illustrated p. 205 in David and Linda Arman's Anglo-American Ceramics, Part I: Transfer Printer Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market, 1760-1860, Oakland Press: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1998.
Keywords: Liverpool Creamware Pitcher, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Portrait, Pottery
Lot Number: 193
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