Bowl

Creamware punch bowl painted on the interior with a ship portrait inscribed: 'THE SHIP MOLLY'. The hull is coloured yellow and black, and she is wearing a red ensign and pennant. Small figures are shown on deck, one with a speaking trumpet. The ship sails on a green sea within a scrolled cartouche. There is a black hand-painted border inside the rim. The exterior is transfer-printed in black with Neptune's chariot, Hope with an anchor, a view of a church and lastly a castle and a lighthouse on the shore.

Object Details

ID: AAA4433
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Bowl
Display location: Display - Voyagers
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Molly fl.1780
Date made: Late 18th century
Exhibition: Voyagers
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 130 x 300 mm