STAFFORDSHIRE AMERICAN HISTORICAL TRANSFER-PRINTED CERAMIC JUG / PITCHER, featuring a States series pattern, each side depicting Belton House, Lincolnshire with a flock of sheep on front lawn, flanked by patriotic female figures Justice and Liberty on platforms reading "AMERICA AND / INDEPENDENCE", and a portrait of George Washington beside Justice, border featuring 15 states enumerated in swags interspersed with stars to interior and exterior. Unmarked. Ralph & James Clews, Cobridge, England. 1814-1834. 5 3/4" HOA.
Literature: Parallels the Armans -
Historical Staffordshire, An Illustrated Check-List, p. 18, pl. 15; Transferware Collectors Club database pattern #3457.
Provenance: From the collection of Nick Routson, Phoenix, AZ.
Condition
Excellent visual condition having some spots of professional restoration including rim hairline, spout, and foot.