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Jug
Earthenware jug, transfer-printed in blue. On one side a portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) inscribed 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY'. On the other side is a naval battle; 'VICTORY' is inscribed above. There is an inscription under the lip below a naval trophy 'ADMIRAL LORD VISCOUNT NELSON'. Scrolling foliage forms an overall background and a band of similar foliage runs around the neck with trophies of arms. There is a band of laurel inside the rim and the handle is decorated with transfers.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4851 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Jug |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | circa 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 185 x 200 x 150 mm |
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