Mug

Earthenware mug commemorating Sir Thomas Lipton's America's Cup challenge of 1899. It is transfer-printed in green with a starboard-broadside view of the yacht 'Shamrock' I and floral decoration. The sea is painted blue and there is gilding on the rim, yacht and on the flowers. The mug is inscribed 'SHAMROCK 1899' to the left of the yacht.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0424
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Mug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: America's Cup, 1899
Vessels: Shamrock (1899)
Date made: 1899
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 85 x 105 x 80 mm
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