Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Liverpool pitcher with the Battle of Tripoli on one side and a portrait of Edward Preble on the other.
Preble, a native of Portland, commanded the American Squadron including the USS Constitution.
The text reads, "Commodore Prebles squadron attacking the City of Tripoli Aug. 3 1804. Commodore Preble E. Pluribus Unum."
About This Item
- Title: Commodore Edward Preble pitcher, ca. 1805
- Creator: Herculaneum Pottery, England
- Creation Date: circa 1805
- Subject Date: 1804-08-03
- Location: Tripoli, Libya
- Media: Ceramic
- Dimensions: 21 cm x 21 cm
- Local Code: 92*
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Africa, North--History--1517-1882
- Libya--History--Naval
- Libya--History--1551-1912
- United States. Navy--History
- Naval battles
- Pirates
- Tripoli (Libya)
- United States--History--Tripolitan War, 1801-1805
- Commemorations
- Pitchers
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