Jug

Creamware jug, painted in blue below the lip with a bust portrait of an early 18th century man in long wig and cuirasse, inscribed below 'ADMIRAL KEPPEL'. The portrait is not Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786) but an earlier unidentified subject. The jug has chinoiserie decoration overall and leaf moulding on the lip.

Object Details

ID: AAA4411
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Jug
Display location: Display - Traders Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1780
People: Keppel, Augustus
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 235 x 205 x 150 mm