Jug
Creamware jug commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. It is transfer-printed in black with a view of ships engaged in battle, the sea coloured green and with small naval trophies below and the inscriptions 'NELSON' and 'Brueys'. Inscribed: 'A view of NELSON'S Glorious Action on the NILE Augt 1 1798', 'Barker and Brown', 'Still o'er the Deep shall Britons Reign Brave Nelson doth the Trident bear/Proud France's Boasting all is vain, when British Heroes do Appear'. On a cartouche on the other side of the jug: 'From Hence in the deep/May divisions be tos'd/And prudence recover/what folly has lost.'
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4742 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Jug |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Barker & Brown |
Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
Date made: | circa 1798 |
People: | Barker & Brown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 190 x 190 x 145 mm |
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