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Jug
Unglazed stoneware jug moulded in high relief with scenes of hand-to-hand fighting, showing Sir William Sidney Smith (1764-1840) defending Acre with Turkish forces against Napoleon. The jug was originally painted gold and has an acanthus moulded handle.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4418 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Jug |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Defence of Acre, 1799 |
| Date made: | circa 1799 |
| People: | Smith, William Sidney |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 300 x 310 x 250 mm |