Jug

Brown glazed earthenware jug, transfer-printed in yellow with a chinoiserie design of pagodas and a river scene. It is patterned on the neck, the inner rim and the handle. Under the lip a circular portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) inscribed 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY ADML LD. NELSON'.

Object Details

ID: AAA4912
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Jug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: Early 19th century; early nineteen century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 165 x 180 x 130 mm