Jug, Roger Williams Pattern
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Caption
Wedgwood and Sons British, Staffordshire, 1759–present; Warren & Wood. Jug, Roger Williams Pattern, ca. 1886. Glazed earthenware, 8 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 6 in. (22.2 x 21.9 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 2013.37.6. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2013.37.6_view2.jpg)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Manufacturer
Retailer
Title
Jug, Roger Williams Pattern
Date
ca. 1886
Geography
Place retailed: Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Place manufactured: Etruria, England
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Classification
Dimensions
8 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 6 in. (22.2 x 21.9 x 15.2 cm)
Inscriptions
On front of jug below spout: "I having made covenant/ of peaceable neighborhood/ with all the Sachems and/ natives round about us;/ and having in a sense of God's/ merciful providence unto me in my/ distress, called the place Providence/ ROGER WILLIAMS"
Markings
Printed on bottom in black: "ROGER WILLIAMS JUG./ MADE BY/ J. WEDGWOOD & SONS/ ETRURIA/ FOR/ MESSRS. WARREN & WOOD/ PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND"
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
2013.37.6
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