Art Institute of Chicago

Jug

Herculaneum Pottery (English, 1796–1840)

Date

1800–10

Medium

Earthenware (creamware) with transfer decoration

Culture

Liverpool

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

Most Liverpool jugs featured black transfer printing, but this one utilizes polychromatic decoration. After the American Revolution, Liverpool became a regular port of call for American merchant vessels. The Liverpool packet depicted on this jug was a private schooner that likely traded between Liverpool and the United States. Under the spout, the names of the presumed owners of the jug, Mr. and Mrs. Roberson, are inscribed; below the inscription is the Herculaneum Pottery mark that was used for the American market—an eagle surrounded by stars.

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