A creamware jug of American interest c.1800

A creamware jug of American interest c.1800, printed in black to one side with an obelisk bearing a portrait of George Washington and his dates, beneath black clouds parting to reveal the sun, a maiden and an eagle weeping beside, titled 'Washington in Glory' above and 'America in Tears' below, beneath the spout inscribed 'A man without example: A Patriot without reproach', the reverse with a four line stanza featuring Warren, Montgomery and Washington, within an elaborate cartouche, some restoration to the spout and rim, 21cm high.

The Montgomery referred to on the jug is Richard Montgomery, the Irish-born Major General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, killed in 1775 during the failed invasion of Canada. Warren is Dr Joseph Warren, also killed in 1775 and then martyred for the Revolutionary Cause.