Figure 9 Pitcher, attributed to the Herculaneum Pottery, Liverpool, ca. 1800. Creamware. H. 8 1/2". This black-rimmed mourning pitcher depicts Washington in profile surrounded by a wreath, with the words “HE IN GLORY· AMERICA IN TEARS.” On the reverse is an urn with the initials GW and the words “george washington born feb. 11, 1732 / gen’l of the american armies 1775 / resigned 1785 / president of the united states 1789 / resigned 1796 / general of the american armies 1798 / died universally regretted 14th december 1799.” Underneath the spout are the words “a man without example / a patriot without reproach.”