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Plate
Delftware plate printed in blue with a depiction of the taking of Porto Bello by Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757) in 1739. Three English warships are shown with forts on the left and right. It has a foliage border and narrow brown rim, with three blue leaf stems on the base.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4353 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Plate |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | War of Jenkins' Ear: Capture of Porto Bello, 1739 |
| Date made: | circa 1740 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 x 215 mm |