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Jug
A brown glazed earthenware jug, transfer-printed in yellow with a scrolling foliage design. On one side is a circular medallion portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) inscribed 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY. ADML LD. NELSON' ships in the background. On the other side is a matching picture of Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood (1750-1810) inscribed 'ADML. LD COLLINGWOOD'. Under the lip, a warship under sail with the inscription 'OFF TRAFALGAR OCTR 21 1805 VICTORY'. The neck, inner rim and handle are patterned with flowers.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4392 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Jug |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | circa 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Collingwood, Cuthbert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 140 x 145 x 120 mm |
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