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about 1815–1820
Probably made by Herculaneum Pottery
H. 11 1/4 in.; W. 10 1/2 in.; Diam. 8 1/2 in.
Creamware, with transfer-printed decoration
Classification: Ceramics
Culture: England, possibly Liverpool
Accession number: 2011.2119
Description: Printed and colored on each side with a view of an American ship above military trophies and the inscription "FRANKLIN" or "INDEPENDENCE," printed beneath the spout with an adaptation of the Great Seal of the United States and an Irish harp above the inscription "MARY SINNET."
Provenance/Ownership History: Exchange with the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA; S. Robert Teitelman collection; sold, Northeast Auctions sale "Marine, China Trade & Sporting Art Auction," 22 August, 2010, lot. 766; purchased by Timothy Phillips, Cambridge, MA; 2011, gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
Gift of Timothy Phillips in memory of Thomas F. Phillips, Jr.