Jug

Pratt ware jug with moulded decoration in relief and a scroll handle. On each side, a full-length standing figure representing Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), holding a speaking trumpet in his left hand; his right arm is missing, a gun, anchor and flag are placed behind him. The whole is enclosed in a laurel wreath with a starboard-quarter view of a ship on each side. The jug is painted in blue, yellow, ochre, green and brown. It has blue and ochre moulded swags around the neck and leaf decoration around the base. The rim and base are painted brown.

Object Details

ID: AAA5115
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Jug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 130 x 135 x 95 mm