Jug
Press moulded, black basalt milk jug with a glazed interior, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). It is decorated overall with a wandering line pattern. On each side is a shell in relief. On one side the shell bears a design of a monument with an obelisk on a base inscribed 'PRO PATRIA'. This is flanked by Britannia and Victory inscribing 'NELSON Octr 2...' on a shield. The other shell has a ribbon inscribed 'TRAFALGAR' placed across the staff of a British ensign, flying above a gun, shield, laurel branch and inverted foreign flags. The trophies are flanked by a pyramid and crocodile representing the Battle of the Nile and a fortress representing the Battle of Copenhagen. A key pattern decorates the rim.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA5052 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Jug |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Elijah Mayer & Son |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 |
Date made: | 1805-1834 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Elijah Mayer & Son |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 85 x 125 x 80 mm |