Bowl

Delftware ship bowl, painted in blue with a brig under sail, inscribed below 'Success to the Nancy 1756'. She wears a red ensign, jack and red pennant. The sea is touched in with green and there is a yellow line around the hull. There is chinoiserie decoration on the exterior of the bowl which shows two scenes painted in blue of Chinese buildings and a country scene with a man fishing.

Object Details

ID: AAA4422
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Bowl
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Nancy fl. 1756
Date made: 1756
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 115 x 265 mm