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Overglaze
Printing on earthenware and stoneware 1800-1900
Pattern Source Source Description: The print that served as the source of the engraved print on the jug above depicts the famous naval battle and includes the names of the main ships involved reading left to right: Africa, Constitution, Shannon, Aelous, Guerriere, [and] Belvidera. The header on the print reads Engraved for the Naval Monument. |
Shape Type: Miscellaneous Pattern Type: Naval and Marine Date: 1816-1820 Dimensions:
Engraver: Bentley Wear & Bourne Printer: Bentley Wear & Bourne Description: An earthenware jug printed overglaze in a black maritime scene with the inscription The Constitution's Escape from the British Squadron after a Chase of sixty hours and with luster decoration. The print commemorates the well-known naval battle of the War of 1812. The engraver's and printer's signature is also found beneath the prints on either side; Bently Wear & Bourne Engravers & Printers Shelton Staffordshire. |
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