An English Pottery American Eagle Prattware Jug,
Circa 1815
The unusual moulded jug is decorated with the American Eagle with two olive branches in its beak. On the reverse is a chrysanthemum type flower. Hairline to rim and chip to spout repaired.
Height: 5.5 inches
Provenance:
Tom Daniel, SC
with D.P.& M. Manheim
Reference:
Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840, John and Griselda Lewis, page 208 for similar shaped and decorated jug. The Lewis's mention another in the Glaisher Collection at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England, #755.