Jug
Trafalgar centenary commemorative hot water jug with a brown rope twist handle. The body is in colour-glazed stoneware with straight sides and a bulbous base. The rope twist handle is coloured brown. Moulded decoration on the sides is coloured green on a blue background within rope twist borders. Below the lip is an oval profile portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) with a coronet above. 'LORD NELSON/BORN - 1758 . DIED - 1805' is inscribed below. Two panels on either side depict naval battles. The Trafalgar signal, 'ENGLAND . EXPECTS . EVERY . MAN . WILL . DO . HIS . DUTY', is moulded around the neck. The Royal Doulton mark is impressed on the base.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA5074 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Jug |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Royal Doulton |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Date made: | 1805; 1905 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Royal Doulton |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 205 x 155 x 125 mm |