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Jug
Brown-glazed earthenware jug with a white interior, transfer-printed in yellow with an chinoiserie design of pagodas and a river scene. It is patterned on the neck, the inner rim and the handle. Under the lip, a circular portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) with trophies behind, and ships in battle below, inscribed 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY NELSON', 'TRAFALGAR, VICTORY, NILE'.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4915 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Jug |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | Early 19th century; early nineteenth century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 135 x 145 x 115 mm |
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