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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jug

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The sides of this jug are moulded in relief with a scene of hand- to-hand fighting, showing Sir Sidney Smith defending Acre with the Turks in 1799 in the Egyptian campaign against Napolean.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
white porcelain
Physical description
The sides of this jug are moulded in relief with a scene of hand- to-hand fighting, showing Sir Sidney Smith defending Acre with the Turks in 1799 in the Egyptian campaign against Napolean.
Credit line
Given by Lt. Col. Kenneth Dingwall, DSO
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1168-1917

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Record createdSeptember 28, 1998
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