Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Earthenware ceramic pitcher with a transfer printed image of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on one side, and the Longfellow poem, "Keramos" on the reverse. The rim of the pitcher is decorated with gold and polychrome glaze and is inscribed with the titles of some of Longfellow's more famous works, "Excelsior, Hiawatha, Evangeline, Miles Standish."
About This Item
- Title: Commemorative pitcher with portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1880
- Creator: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Etruria (England)
- Creation Date: 1880
- Subject Date: 1880
- Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
- Media: Ceramic
- Dimensions: 17 cm x 23 cm x 17 cm
- Local Code: 2004.097; 2004.066
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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