George Washington "Ascending Into Glory" Creamware Transfer Pitcher — c. 1800 USA made For more information on these

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George Washington "Ascending Into Glory" Creamware Transfer Pitcher — c. 1800 USA made For more information on theseMemorial pitcher honoring George Washington and is filled with rich symbolic imagery and historic detail. One side features a dramatic transfer print of the Apotheosis of Washington titled Ascending into Glory, depicting Washington in Roman robes being carried to the heavens by an eagle and angel, as the figure of Liberty mourns below. Flanked by his birth and death dates. Cherubs gaze down from above, bearing silent witness. In the inscription: