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.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4433 |
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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 |