Additional Image:

View of the jug where the boy on a raft can be seen.
Opposite side of the jug.
Shape Type
Miscellaneous
Pattern Type
Chinese, Asian and Other Exotic Themes
Date
1800-1820
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.63 in (24.46 cm)
Maker
Unknown

Description:

A pearlware jug printed in brown and colored in underglaze in the Chinese Raft pattern with a faint blue wash on the very edge of the rim.  A possible attribution to Herculaneum was made of a similar pattern due to the shape of a coffee pot, c.1810.  The prominent feature is a boy on a raft.  The border incorporates selected scenes from the central
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