Jug, French Hornblower

Item Number: J61
Shape Type: Jug
Pattern Name: French Hornblower
Date: c. 1810-1820
Dimensions: H 7.25″
Maker: Unknown
Maker’s Mark: Unmarked
Description:
A vase shaped earthenware jug printed in blue underglaze with the French Hornblower pattern. This wrap-around pattern includes a boy of Indian appearance blowing a French horn on the one side with Continental style buildings to his right. In the middle of the pattern are two large rams with a boy on the one standing in water in the foreground . To the far left side are Oriental style buildings. Trees along with birds in flight appear in each of the three scenes . The the rim is enameled in brown. The external border contains floral and leaf motifs with picture medallions while the inner border consists of a honeycomb pattern with geometric symbols. The central figure, the horn blower, appears on three variations of this pattern. For an excellent review of these variations see “The Hornblower Patterns” by Trevor Kentish, in FOB Bulletin 115, pages 4 and 5. This same jug is recorded in the TCC Pattern Database.
Condition: Very Good. Only one small chip to the underside of the jug.