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Census pitcher
about 1790
made in England
This pitcher commemorates the first official population census of the United States, held in August 1790. Census takers counted almost four million people -- men and women, white and black, and free and enslaved -- in order to levy taxes and apportion House of Representative seats. The census excluded American Indians, who were considered a sovereign people.
Earthenware pitchers such as this were made by British potteries for the US market and often featured American historical figures and events. |