'Brittannia Rule the Waves'
Creamware plate, transfer-printed in brown with a port broadside view of a warship under sail, wearing a red ensign, a long pennant at mainmast and jack at jackstaff, and firing a gun. Three floral sprays are printed on the border.
The transfer-printed inscription reads: 'Brittannia rule the Waves' and 'Succefs to the British Fleet'.
The transfer-printed inscription reads: 'Brittannia rule the Waves' and 'Succefs to the British Fleet'.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA4375 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Plate |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | circa 1790 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 25 mm x x x 250 mm |