Description:
English pearlware jug with molded relief decoration in blue, green, brown, and orange, entitled "Sailor's Return and Farewell". This style is often called "Pratt Ware", after the potter, William Pratt, who developed it at his factory in Lane Delph, Staffordshire. These are the typical range of colors available for underglaze painted decoration, a palette limited to colors derived from metallic oxides that could withstand the heat of the glaze firing. The jug belonged to Margaret Whiting (1860-1946), who settled in Deerfield in the 1890's and was one of the founder of the Blue and White Society for needlework. A paper with the piece states: "given to M. C. Whiting by Jacob Goodwin born in Chatham (near Canterbury-Kent, (died 1915, age 78) he bought it from England when he emigrated about 1865." On the reverse of the paper, written by Henry Flynt: "October 9, 1946, given to custodian Henry N. Flynt." The compressed ovoid-shaped, press-molded jug has a white body, with a blue band around the opening rim and pinched spout, over molded vertical leaves with triangular blue accents. The reserves on each side depict two scenes, one of a sailor running to meet his sweetheart and the other of his taking leave of her; both are in a landscape setting in blue, orange, and brown. The base is decorated in relief with upright acanthus leaves over an encircling blue band. The applied, ribbed strap handle has foliate relief decoration, accented in blue on top. The handle and spout have molded acanthus leaves outlined in brown.
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