Jug

Trafalgar centenary commemorative hot water jug. The body is in buff coloured stoneware with straight sides and a bulbous base. The rim, base and handle are glazed dark green. On the centre panel, transfer-printed in black are two naval battle scenes and five oval portraits inscribed 'NELSON AND HIS CAPTAINS', 'COLLINGWOOD', 'TROUBRIDGE', 'MILLER', 'HARDY'. The Royal Doulton mark is impressed on the base.

Object Details

ID: AAA5073
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Jug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Royal Doulton
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1905
People: Hardy, Thomas Masterman; Nelson, Horatio Collingwood, Cuthbert Troubridge, Thomas Miller, Ralph Willett
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 211 x 113 x 170 mm