Pair of Puce Transfer Printed and Pink Lustre Pearlware Jugs

Description:

Pair of Puce Transfer Printed and Pink Lustre Pearlware Jugs, England, early 19th century, each having a design inscribed "PEACE PLENTY and INDEPENDENCE," depicting a star and ribbon wreath with names of New York at the top and ten states, surmounted by a large eagle and American flag, flanked by allegorical figures of Peace to the right and Plenty to the left; reverse with the inscription "SUCCESS to the UNITED STATES of AMERICA" on a ribbon within a scrolled cartouche surmounted by an American flag and flanked by an American Indian and eagle, with a foliate geometric device beneath the spout, (imperfections),ht. 7 3/8 in.

Provenance: The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, Edward and Bertha Rose Collection of Ceramics. Sold to benefit the acquisition fund.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

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