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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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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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4570 x 4565 px | 59.7 MB
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38.7 x 38.7 cm | 15.2 x 15.2 in (300 dpi)
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1759 • 1880 • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY. • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • AMERICAN POET HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW • BOSTON RETAILER • BRIGGS GAVE • BRITAIN • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • CHRISTMASTIME • COMMISSIONED • EARTHENWARE • ENGLAND'S • ENGLAND • EST • FAMOUS ENGLISH MANUFACTURER • FINE CHINA • FIRST LINES • GEORGE WOLLISCRAFT RHEAD • GLASS • GREAT BRITAIN • JUGS • LETTER DATED DECEMBER 30 • LONG POEM KÉRAMOS • LONGFELLOW JUG • LONGFELLOW' JUGS • LONGFELLOW • MANUFACTURER • NINETEENTH CENTURY • POET'S PORTRAIT • POET'S THANKS • PORCELAIN • RECEIVED • RETAILER • RICHARD BRIGGS • SIDE • STAFFORDSHIRE • TRIBUTE • U. K. • UNITED KINGDOM • WEDGWOOD • XIX CENTURY
