LaFayette Franklin Republicans Jug
Category:
Archived Items
Catalogue No:
J113
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Year
circa 1824
Description:
A wonderful jug produced to commemorate the visit of General Lafayette to the USA in 1824. Featuring a transfer portrait of the general titled 'The Nation's Guest' on the reverse is a transfer portrait of Benjamin Franklin and below the spout the American Eagle with the legend ''Republicans Are Not Always Ungrateful'.
Circa 1824
Approx - 5.5 inches (140mm) tall.
In fair condition with two hairline cracks extending from the rim to the body.
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