Jug

White porcelain milk jug, as used on the royal yachts. It has a strainer in the spout and is decorated with a gilt wave pattern around the neck, a gilt husk pattern on the handle and the monogram of George VI 'GR VI' below the lip below a coloured king's crown. The maker's mark is printed on the base with a 1939 date code.

Object Details

ID: AAA5491
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Jug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Co
Date made: 1939
Exhibition: Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames
People: King George V
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 120 x 100 x 85 mm