Mug

A straight sided white ironstone china mug with a 'finger-grip' handle. It is transfer-printed with a coloured picture of two circus elephants in hats and saddlecloths playing tug of war with the tail of one, and inscribed 'ELDER DEMPSTER LINES CHILDREN'S SERVICE'. Elder Dempster Lines ran services to West Africa and the Canaries from 1881.

Object Details

ID: AAA5745
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Mug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd; G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd
People: G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd; Elder Dempster Lines
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 75 x 105 x 80 mm