Jug

Earthenware jug, transfer-printed in blue, with a painted ochre rim and lines on the handle. It has an overall design of birds and squirrels in oak branches. Below the lip, Britannia is shown seated on her shield in front of a pyramid, holding an oval portrait inscribed 'L. NELSON'. The jug has decorative borders inside and out and has a moulded handle with oak leaf decoration.

Object Details

ID: AAA4861
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Jug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1806
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 180 x 175 x 145 mm