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Description
This pitcher has a drawing of the Portland Observatory with signals numbered and explained. On reverse: the ship Washington with another ship flying the "W" signal flag. This image on the pitcher can be attributed to Lemuel Moody who created a watercolor of the Observatory complete with signal flags in 1807 - (see Record #6157)
About This Item
- Title: Commemorative pitcher, 1807
- Creator: Herculaneum Pottery
- Creation Date: 1807
- Subject Date: 1807
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Pottery
- Dimensions: 24 cm x 23 cm
- Local Code: 37*
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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