Mug
ca. 1805 (made)
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Mug of cream-coloured lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel. Cylindrical with a loop handle. With figures of a sailor and soldier mourning beside a monument of Lord Nelson, and with verses and other inscriptions. On the front of the monuments is a bust of Nelson inscribed 'The ... lamented LORD VISCOUNT NELSON Born Sep 29 1758, Fell in the glorious Cause of his Country in the Memorable Battle of Trafalgar 21 October 1805 Aged 47. Motto, Palmam qui meruit ferat, Translation Let him bear away the Palm who deserved it.'. Inside is an applied figure of a frog in black.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel |
| Brief description | Mug of cream-coloured lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel, made at the Newcastle Pottery, Newcastle upon Tyne, ca. 1805. |
| Physical description | Mug of cream-coloured lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel. Cylindrical with a loop handle. With figures of a sailor and soldier mourning beside a monument of Lord Nelson, and with verses and other inscriptions. On the front of the monuments is a bust of Nelson inscribed 'The ... lamented LORD VISCOUNT NELSON Born Sep 29 1758, Fell in the glorious Cause of his Country in the Memorable Battle of Trafalgar 21 October 1805 Aged 47. Motto, Palmam qui meruit ferat, Translation Let him bear away the Palm who deserved it.'. Inside is an applied figure of a frog in black. |
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| Gallery label | Mug depicting the death of Nelson in 1805
Made at the Newcastle Pottery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, about 1805
The print signed 'Newcastle Pottery'
Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
3658-1901 Given by G.G.Francis Esq, FSA(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Given by G. G.Francis, Esq., FSA of Swansea in 1860. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
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| Accession number | 3658-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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