English artisans sometimes placed transfer-printed images of popular heroes such as the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) and Benjamin Franklin on their pottery to appeal to an American market. Lafayette toured the United States in 1824, when he visited the tomb of American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), who played a critical role in securing the French alliance during the American Revolution.
Enoch Wood and Sons [Attributed to]. [Teapot – “Lafayette at the Tomb of Franklin”.] Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1989-521/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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