Ceramics from the 1813 Prize Brig Ann, Auctioned in Salem, Massachusetts: An Analysis

摘要

ON APRIL 13, 1813, 250 crates of "Liverpool Ware" and 7 cases of "Irish Linens" were auctioned in Salem, Massachusetts. These were the cargo from the prize brig Ann that had been captured by Captain Nathan Lindsey of the privateer schooner Growler. Following the sale of the cargo, the prize ship—described as "The Brigantine ANN, of the burden of 226 tons or thereabouts together with her tackle, apparel and furniture; also three pair of 9 pound Cannonades"—was auctioned off as well.1 Prize auctions were common in the War of 1812; what makes this one of great interest is the survival of the auction catalog, in the Kress Collection of the Baker Library of the Harvard University Business School.