Glass and Porcelain
c. 1800-1810 “The Farmers Arms” Liverpool Pitcher
c. Early 1800s, Federal Period, Historic Liverpool Creamware Pitcher, “The Farmers Arms,” and “Peace and Independence” Transfers, Choice Extremely Fine.
This superior quality historic Liverpool Creamware Pitcher measures 8” tall x 5” diameter at the base. One side has a black transfer captioned: "Peace and Independence." Above the inscription is an American eagle, a cannon and a U.S. Flag. Two doves with wheat stalks also frame the inscription as well as an assortment of farming tools. This design is listed as P.8 on page 146 of “Anglo-American Ceramics Part I” by David & Linda Arman.

A coat of arms “The Farmers Arms” highlights the other side. This transfer is not listed in the Arman book. It depicts a farmer on the right with a scythe and spade, a maiden on the left with a butter churn, and a coat of arms in the center with various farm tools and imagery. Overall, this example is exceptionally clean and well preserved, which displays beautifully.
Historical (1760 to 1820) “Liverpool Creamware” is the collector name generally given to pottery produced in England during the mid-18th and into the early-19th century. These decorative pieces were produced by expert potters who were obsessed with the idea of copying quality Chinese porcelain, then considered to be the highest quality ceramic available. Certain potters, such as Josiah Wedgewood, Thomas Whieldon and Josiah Spode, made improvements to the existing earthenwares which they named “Creamware” (or in Wedgewood’s case “Queensware”).