This pitcher is part of the McCauley collection of American themed transfer print pottery. Merrit of New York, NY on Octofor $90.00. This print has been attributed to the Herculaneum Pottery of Liverpool by David and Linda Arman their book Anglo-American Ceramics Part I: Transfer Printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market, 1760-1860. The interesting thing about the Madison print is that the portrait included is one that has been used to portray Thomas Jefferson on other English-made creamware. The other side of the pitcher bears a design with a medallion containing the words, “PEACE, PLENTY, and INDEPENDENCE.” Above the medallion is a spread-winged eagle perched on a cannon, to the left is the allegorical figure of “Plenty” holding a cornucopia, to the right is a figure of “Peace” lighting fire to the instruments of war. A portrait of Madison is set in an oval, with a scroll above that reads “James Maddison President of the United States.” The portrait is surrounded by an interwoven oak and vine chain with the names of the fifteen states. This small creamware pitcher is decorated with three transfer prints, one celebrating James Madison, one titled “Peace and Plenty,” and the Arms of the United.
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