Pitcher
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This ceramic object celebrates George Washington, the hero of the War of Independence and the first American president. The cult of the Founding Fathers began even while those national heroes were still alive. Washington, in particular, but also Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, enjoyed a celebrity status that is difficult for us to appreciate, even in our age of instant fame and media-generated notoriety. Upon his death in 1799, it was even proposed that Washington be buried in a pyramid in emulation of ancient Egyptian pharaohs.
Caption
Unknown Maker. Pitcher, ca. 1790. Glazed earthenware, Height: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm) Diameter of Base: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of James Hazen Hyde, 60.12.70. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 60.12.70_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Pitcher
Date
ca. 1790
Geography
Possible place made: Liverpool, England, Possible place made: Stafford, England
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Classification
Dimensions
Height: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm) Diameter of Base: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of James Hazen Hyde
Accession Number
60.12.70
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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