Mug
Creamware mug, transfer-printed in black with a portrait of Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799), standing in profile facing the front, a sword in his right hand, pointing towards the stern of the 'QUEEN CHARLOTTE' with his left hand. Inscribed below: 'RIGHT HONble EARL HOWE', 'Commander in chief of his Majesty's Fleet in the Channel' above two laurel sprays. The portrait is based on a mezzotint published by Laurie & Whittle, June 11th 1794, engraved by Corbutt after R. Purcell.
Object Details
| ID: | AAA4403 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Mug |
| Display location: | Display - Voyagers |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 |
| Vessels: | Queen Charlotte (1790) |
| Date made: | circa 1794 |
| Exhibition: | Voyagers |
| People: | Howe, Richard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 125 x 130 x 85 mm |
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