Toddy jug with portrait of George Washington, ca. 1800–1820
Chinese for the American market
Porcelain
Technical Glossary
Chinese for the American market
Porcelain
H. (with cover) 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934 (34.74a,b)
The initials ET in gold under the spout of this jug are those of Edward Tilghman (1750–1815), a prominent lawyer in Philadelphia. This Chinese export jug was given to Tilghman by his uncle, Benjamin Chew Wilcocks, who originally ordered four jugs similarly decorated with portrait busts of George Washington in grisaille. The portrait of Washington was faithfully copied by a Chinese artist from an engraving by David Edwin after Gilbert Stuart.
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Geography/Place
- Ceramic, East Asia
- Ceramic, East Asia, China
- Ceramic, North America
- Vessel, East Asia
- Vessel, East Asia, China
