Al Luckenbach
If This Pot Could Sing

Ceramics in America 2004

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  • Figure 1
    Figure 1

    Jug, London, 1825–1850. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 5 1/2". (Private collection; photo, Gavin Ashworth.)

  • Figure 2
    Figure 2

    Detail of the inscription on the jug illustrated in fig. 1.

  • Figure 3
    Figure 3

    View of the Eagle Tavern, London, 2002. (Photo, Donna Ware.)

  • Figure 4
    Figure 4

    Eagle Tavern, steel line engraving on paper, John Shury (fl. 1813–1846), 1841, for Finsbury Square, City Road, publisher T. Bowyer. (Private collection.)

  • Figure 5
    Figure 5

    Detail of the engraving illustrated in fig. 4, showing the proprietor’s name, T. ROUSE, in stone on the pediment.

  • Figure 6
    Figure 6

    Pleasure Grounds, Eagle Tavern, City Road, steel line engraving on paper, by John Shury (fl. 1813–1846), 1841, for Finsbury Square, City Road, publisher T. Bowyer. (Private collection.)

  • Figure 7
    Figure 7

    Detail of the engraving illustrated in fig. 6 showing alcoholic beverages being served in bottles, glasses, and a small, perhaps stoneware, jug.