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Jug
Creamware jug transfer-printed in sepia, inscribed 'Success To The Volunteers' within fruiting vines. On the other side a caricature of Napoleon standing on a map of Europe and John Bull offshore pointing to the British Isles inscribed 'THE GOVERNOR OF EUROPE Stoped (sic) in HIS CAREER'. Napoleon's caption: 'Ah you dam John Bull/You have spoil my Dance/You have ruin all my Party'. John Bull 'I ax pardon Master Boney but as we says Pa... of Pompey/we keep this little spot to ourselves/You must not Dance here Master Boney'. Inscribed on the map: 'Germany, Holland, Switzerland, France, Italy, British Channel, Great Britain, Ireland'.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4473 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Jug |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 140 x 150 x 100 mm |
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