Jug

A two pint, cream-coloured earthenware jug with a transfer-printed blue border. A blue line is painted on the handle. The jug is printed on the base with a garter inscribed 'THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE' (Alfred Holt & Co. Ltd. Liverpool) enclosing the house flag of the company - blue with the monogram 'A H' on a white diamond in the centre. The name of the retailer 'EILLS L'POOL' is also printed on the base. One of four identical examples, AAA5592-AAA5595. The Blue Funnel Line of Liverpool ran steam services to the Far East and Australia from 1866. Their passenger trade mostly operated during the interwar period with services to Australia starting in 1910 and to the Far East after the First World War.

Object Details

ID: AAA5595
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Jug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: After 1910
People: Blue Funnel Line
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 195 x 170 x 130 mm