Plate
Creamware plate with a waved rim, transfer-printed with a head and shoulders portrait inscribed 'Sir Geo. Bridges (sic) Rodney Bart.' Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792) is shown in uniform, with a laurel wreath above his head and surrounded by military trophies. Below the portrait is a cartouche showing a globe flanked by two putti, one holding a trumpet and the other dividers. Sprigs of flowers are printed on the rim.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4384 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Plate |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1782 |
People: | Rodney, George Brydges |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 20 x 205 mm |