Jug

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

Object Details

ID: AAA4863
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. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 145 x 160 x 120 mm