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On display at V&A South Kensington

Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Staffordshire (made)

Mug of earthenware, cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. At the rim and base are bands of moulded wreath-pattern, coloured green. Round the body, against a background of combed slips, in white and three shades of brown, are applied reliefs of a ship in a medallion with a ribbon inscribed 'VILLA DE PARIS', and on each side are standing figures of admirals bearing flags which are inscribed respectively 'LORD HOOD' and 'LORD RODNEY'. The glaze over the reliefs is slightly stained with green.

Object details

Categories	Ceramics Earthenware Caribbean
Object type	Mug
Materials and techniques	Earthenware and slip, moulded and glazed Earthenware Slip Moulded Glazed
Brief description	Mug of earthenware, cylindrical in shape with a loop handle, Staffordshire, ca. 1782.
Physical description	Mug of earthenware, cylindrical in shape with a loop handle. At the rim and base are bands of moulded wreath-pattern, coloured green. Round the body, against a background of combed slips, in white and three shades of brown, are applied reliefs of a ship in a medallion with a ribbon inscribed 'VILLA DE PARIS', and on each side are standing figures of admirals bearing flags which are inscribed respectively 'LORD HOOD' and 'LORD RODNEY'. The glaze over the reliefs is slightly stained with green.
Dimensions	Height: 12.7cm Diameter: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions	'VILLA DE PARIS' (Inscribed on the ribbon) 'LORD HOOD' (Inscribed on the flag) 'LORD RODNEY' (Inscribed on the flag)
Credit line	Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history	Made to celebrate Rodney's victory over the French Admiral de Grasse in the West Indies in 1782. Hood commanded the Van Division in the battle under Rodney.
Subjects depicted	Wreath Ship Admirals Flag Rodney, George Brydges (Admiral)
Other number	Sch. II 459 - Schreiber number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	414:1050-1885

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Record created	May 7, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O230370/mug-unknown/

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