Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Pitcher with Masonic Symbols for Charles Copeland
1807-09
Herculaneum Pottery
England: Liverpool
Earthenware with black transfer-printed decoration and gold leaf
overall: 10"h x 10" w (spout to handle) x 7"d
Gift of Kitty Stayskal
2016.061.1

Creamware pitcher with black transfer-printed Masonic decorations. "The World is in Pain..." from the "Entered Apprentic Song" on one side, Square and Compasses below spout, standard Masonic image of Faith, Hope and Charity with many Masonic symbols including two columns, sun, moon and stars, all-seeing eye, level, crossed quils, square and compasses with Bible, trowel, level, pick-axe and shovel, crossed keys, star with "G", checkered pavement, etc...; Gilding top and bottom rims, on spout, and below spout, around bottom the personalization, "Charles Copland / Housewright."

For further information, Blog post, October 25, 2017, http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2017/10/new-to-the-collection-masonic-pitcher-owned-by-charles-copeland.html