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Mug
A mug, the body coloured ochre with green reeded bands at the top and bottom. It has applied reliefs with standing figures, banners behind them inscribed 'LORD HOOD' and 'LORD RODNEY'. A central oval medallion shows a ship under sail inscribed 'VILLA DE PARIS' (sic) suspended by a ribbon bow. All the reliefs are splashed with green. It commemorates Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792) and Admiral Sir Samuel Hood (1724-1816). The 'Ville de Paris' was captured during Rodney's victory at the battle of the Saints in 1782.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4380 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Mug |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | H.M.S. Ville de Paris (1782) |
| Date made: | circa 1782 |
| People: | Rodney, George Brydges; Hood, Samuel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 125 x 120 x 85 mm |
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