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Silver claret jug
A silver claret jug embossed with medieval boar-hunting scene, a swag of flowers under the lip. The handle is formed of convolvulus stems bound together. There is a blank cartouche for the inscription, but this has been added under the lip. The jug is engraved: 'PRESENTED / TO / Lieut. John Black R.N. / BY A NUMBER OF HIS FRIENDS / IN COMMEMORATION OF / HIS PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE FROM / the wreck of the burning Europa / on the night of the 31st May 1854 / AND IN APPROBATION OF HIS CONDUCT / ON THAT OCCASION / 5 Dec. 1854'
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Object details
| ID: | ZBA5066 |
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| Type: | Claret jug |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Robert Hennell III |
| Places: | London |
| Vessels: | Europa |
| Date made: | 1855 |
| People: | John Reddie Black, John Reddie |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 270 mm x 200 mm x 190 mm |