Jug

Date1805-1810

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed (pearlware) with brown, yellow, blue, and green

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4in. (13.3cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Harry H. Coon

Object number2005-194

DescriptionPrattware 'Admiral Nelson' small jug, the baluster-form body molded on one side with a bust-length profile portrait of the naval hero between two sailing ships and beneath the molded inscription, "Admiral Nelson" picked out in blue on the neck, the reverse similarly molded with a portrait between two ships beneath the inscription, "Captain Berry," all colored brown, yellow, blue, and green underglaze enamels.
Inscribed"Admiral Nelson" / "Captain Berry"
ProvenancePurchased from Caledonian Market, Winnetka, IL

Previosuly owned by Harry H. Coon of Glenview, IL