{"id":1121,"date":"2026-01-16T21:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2026-01-19T13:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T13:01:05","slug":"uss-connecticut-creamware-jug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/?p=1121","title":{"rendered":"USS Connecticut Creamware Jug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Previously owned by the late <a href=\"https:\/\/lcnme.com\/obituaries\/william-gemmill\/\">William Gemmell<\/a>, an acquaintance of mine and fellow researcher, this creamware pitcher featuring the 1799 USS CONNECTICUT has now come into my possession. I am elated!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1121 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/?attachment_id=1122'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616684425_2774508122896605_2312863159199931860_n-300x289.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P1030032-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P1030032-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P1030032-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ussconnecticut1799.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P1030032-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>William showed me that this is a generic transfer image used on British pottery to represent a smaller warship such as a sloop-of-war.\u00a0 We therefore know that this isn&#8217;t an actual image painted of the USS Connecticut, but since this pitcher was made, it has been the default representation, even used by the New York Times in 1904 in a history of the Public vessels named &#8220;Connecticut&#8221;.\u00a0 It is without doubt meant to represent THIS Connecticut when the pitcher was made, regardless.\u00a0 However, it also was intentionally used to represent other smaller US warships of the time (IE: not as large as the Constitution).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previously owned by the late William Gemmell, an acquaintance of mine and fellow researcher, this creamware pitcher featuring the 1799 USS CONNECTICUT has now come into my possession. I am elated! 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