Tile

One of a pair of tiles AAA4500-AAA4501, transfer-printed in reddish brown with a scene of the sailor's return. He is dressed in fine clothes and is dropping gold coins and a watch into his girl's apron. A wagon is shown in the background. L. P. Boitard's 'Sailors Farewell' and 'Return' of 1744 shows the return from Anson's Voyage with the wagons in the background filled with treasure captured from the Acapulco Galleon 'Nuestra Senora de Covadonga' on their way to the mint in London.

Object Details

ID: AAA4501
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Tile
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Sadler, John; Sadler, John
Events: Exploration: Anson's Voyage, 1740-1744
Date made: 1756-1775; 1756-75
People: Louis Pierre Boitard
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 125 x 125 x 5 mm