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Longfellow jug', c. 1880, George Wolliscraft Rhead; Manufacturer: Wedgwood; Retailer: Richard Briggs, Staffordshire, England, est. 1759, 6 11/16 x 9 3/16 x 7 in. (16.99 x 23.34 x 17.78 cm), Earthenware, England, 19th century, 'Longfellow' jugs were made by Wedgwood, the famous English manufacturer of fine china and porcelain, as a tribute to the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. On one side is the poets portrait; on the other, the first lines of his long poem Kéramos. The jugs were commissioned by Richard Briggs, a Boston retailer of china and glass. Briggs gave one to Longfellow at Christmastime in 1880 and received the poets thanks in a letter dated December 30.

Longfellow jug', c. 1880, George Wolliscraft Rhead; Manufacturer: Wedgwood; Retailer: Richard Briggs, Staffordshire, England, est. 1759, 6 11/16 x 9 3/16 x 7 in. (16.99 x 23.34 x 17.78 cm), Earthenware, England, 19th century, 'Longfellow' jugs were made by Wedgwood, the famous English manufacturer of fine china and porcelain, as a tribute to the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. On one side is the poets portrait; on the other, the first lines of his long poem Kéramos. The jugs were commissioned by Richard Briggs, a Boston retailer of china and glass. Briggs gave one to Longfellow at Christmastime in 1880 and received the poets thanks in a letter dated December 30.
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Longfellow jug', c. 1880, George Wolliscraft Rhead; Manufacturer: Wedgwood; Retailer: Richard Briggs, Staffordshire, England, est. 1759, 6 11/16 x 9 3/16 x 7 in. (16.99 x 23.34 x 17.78 cm), Earthenware, England, 19th century, 'Longfellow' jugs were made by Wedgwood, the famous English manufacturer of fine china and porcelain, as a tribute to the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. On one side is the poets portrait; on the other, the first lines of his long poem Kéramos. The jugs were commissioned by Richard Briggs, a Boston retailer of china and glass. Briggs gave one to Longfellow at Christmastime in 1880 and received the poets thanks in a letter dated December 30.
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