Mug
first quarter of 19th century (made)
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Mug of stoneware decorated with white applied figures in relief and painted with blue enamel. To the right are two officers, one waving a ribbon inscribed 'VITTORIA', and the other presents a field-marshal's baton to the Duke of Wellington, who is represented mounted with his name on a label below. To the left are two soldiers with a French eagle, a gun marked 180, and a chest inscribed 'PLUNDER'. The loop handle terminates in a lion's fore-quarters.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with white applied figures in relief and painted with blue enamel |
| Brief description | Mug of stoneware decorated with white applied figures in relief and painted with blue enamel, Staffordshire, first quarter of 19th century. |
| Physical description | Mug of stoneware decorated with white applied figures in relief and painted with blue enamel. To the right are two officers, one waving a ribbon inscribed 'VITTORIA', and the other presents a field-marshal's baton to the Duke of Wellington, who is represented mounted with his name on a label below. To the left are two soldiers with a French eagle, a gun marked 180, and a chest inscribed 'PLUNDER'. The loop handle terminates in a lion's fore-quarters. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Made to commemorate the promotion of the Duke of Wellington to be field-marshal after his victory at Vittoria in 1813. |
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| Accession number | 3635-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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