Mug
Creamware mug, transfer-printed in black with a circular portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) with ships behind him and naval trophies below. Above the portrait is inscribed 'ADMIRAL NELSON', around it 'ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY' and below the trophies 'VICTORY'. On the other side is an oval medallion portrait of George III, a warship and naval trophies behind. The trophies are draped with a ribbon inscribed 'LONG LIVE THE KING'. On a yellow scroll above the ship is the inscription 'SUCCESS TO COMMERCE'. Around the portrait is inscribed 'GEORGIUS III REX'. There is a sprig of flowers, coloured red, between the two designs. The other prints are coloured in red, yellow, blue and green overglaze enamels. The rim and handle are decorated with black, hand-painted lines.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4838 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Mug |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Date made: | circa 1806 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 110 x 135 x 100 mm |