Creamware bowl

A small creamware bowl hand-painted on the exterior with a head and shoulders portrait of Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786). Keppel is shown in a red uniform, within a black and red border. Inscribed on the other side 'Admiral Keppel' in black within a similar border. Inside the bowl, a narrow black line is painted around the rim interlaced with a wavy garland of red leaves.

Object Details

ID: AAA4405
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Bowl
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Rhodes, David; Rhodes, David
Date made: 1761-1782
People: Keppel, Augustus
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 60 x 125 mm