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(WASHINGTON, GEORGE.) Pitcher depicting notable Federalist Congressman Fisher Ames. Buff earthenware pitcher, 5 1/4 inches in height, with lustre-painted handle and edges, transfer portrait of Ames and transfer patriotic emblem on other side; minor wear at edges, no maker's marks noted, sticker reading "41" on bottom. Np, circa 1790s?
Fisher Ames (1758-1808) served as a United States Representative for Massachusetts in the first four congresses, from 1789 to 1797. He later delivered a well-known funeral oration for George Washington. The patriotic emblem has 15 stars, suggesting a date between 1792 and 1796. Provenance: sold at a James D. Julia auction from a private New Jersey collection to the consignor, 4 February 2014, lot 2195.
