Jug with lid

Milk jug, part of a Queen's pattern tea service said to have belonged to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The jug is white, decorated with a pattern of curving gold lines overall with scalloped gold rim. It has a narrow neck and a small, very angular lip. The lid has a small flower knob with the leaves picked out in gold. The lid may not originally have belonged to this jug.

Object Details

ID: AAA4715
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Jug with lid
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wall, John; Wall, John
Date made: circa 1770
People: Nelson, Horatio; Wall, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 130 x 100 x 75 mm
Parts: Jug with lid