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Jug
A thickly potted jug with transfer-printed stipple engravings. On one side an oval medallion portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), shown in uniform with naval trophies below and a laurel spray above. Inscribed above the portrait: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON'. On oval discs on either side 'TRAFALGAR 1805', 'NILE 1798', 'COP.' On the other side, an oval engraving of a warship, 'THE VICTORY' on her stern, shown in action with naval trophies below. Hand-painted below the lip, the inscription 'J & C Day 1806'. The jug has hand-painted key pattern borders.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4782 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Jug |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 160 x 170 x 140 mm |