Plate

Creamware plate with a waved rim, transfer-printed with a head and shoulders portrait inscribed 'Sir Geo. Bridges (sic) Rodney Bart.' Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792) is shown in uniform, with a laurel wreath above his head and surrounded by military trophies. Below the portrait is a cartouche showing a globe flanked by two putti, one holding a trumpet and the other dividers. Sprigs of flowers are printed on the rim.

Object Details

ID: AAA4384
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Plate
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1782
People: Rodney, George Brydges
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 20 x 205 mm
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