Rodney Jug
Jug
1782 (made)
1782 (made)
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Object Type
Such jugs were probably used for serving beer, cider or perry. The inscriptions and portrait indicate that this particular one is commemorative.
People
During the War of American Independence the French fought in alliance with the Americans. Towards the end of the war, when the English had been forced to end military operations in America, Admiral Rodney won a decisive naval victory off Dominica. The Battle of the Saints took place on 12 April 1782 and resulted in the capture of the French commander, the Comte de Grasse. The Derby factory made a number of these jugs moulded with the face of Admiral Rodney.
The features of Admiral Rodney are probably taken from a figure modelled by Pierre Stephan, a French craftsman who had earlier been the chief resident modeller at the Derby factory. Stephan was a valued and prolific worker. In 1819 he estimated that the models and moulds he had made between 1770 and 1778 were then worth the astonishing sum of œ1,500 to the Derby factory. He probably based Rodney's features on a print by Valentine Green published in 1780.
Such jugs were probably used for serving beer, cider or perry. The inscriptions and portrait indicate that this particular one is commemorative.
People
During the War of American Independence the French fought in alliance with the Americans. Towards the end of the war, when the English had been forced to end military operations in America, Admiral Rodney won a decisive naval victory off Dominica. The Battle of the Saints took place on 12 April 1782 and resulted in the capture of the French commander, the Comte de Grasse. The Derby factory made a number of these jugs moulded with the face of Admiral Rodney.
The features of Admiral Rodney are probably taken from a figure modelled by Pierre Stephan, a French craftsman who had earlier been the chief resident modeller at the Derby factory. Stephan was a valued and prolific worker. In 1819 he estimated that the models and moulds he had made between 1770 and 1778 were then worth the astonishing sum of œ1,500 to the Derby factory. He probably based Rodney's features on a print by Valentine Green published in 1780.
Object details
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| Title | Rodney Jug (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and flowers probably painted by Edward Withers, made by Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, 1782. |
| Physical description | Jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and the lip is in the form of the head of Lord Rodney wearing a cocked hat, and below it, within a medallion, is the date of his victory over the French admiral De Grasse in the West Indies of 'April the 12t 1782', and the jug is pear-shaped with a foliated loop handle, and below the medallion on the front are the initials 'TB', and on either side is a bouquet of flowers, and round the rim is a wavy stem of laurel with leaves and berries in gold on a blue band, and round the base is a wreath of gilt leaves twined about a blue line. |
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| Gallery label | British Galleries:
The lip of the jug is moulded as a portrait of Admiral Rodney (1719-1792), a celebrated British naval officer. The date is that of his victory over the French in the West Indies. The initials 'TB' worked into the monogram are probably those of the owner.(27/03/2003) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Dalgleish, London, for £5 in May 1869 |
| Production | Flower painting is probably by Edward Withers |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Object Type Such jugs were probably used for serving beer, cider or perry. The inscriptions and portrait indicate that this particular one is commemorative. People During the War of American Independence the French fought in alliance with the Americans. Towards the end of the war, when the English had been forced to end military operations in America, Admiral Rodney won a decisive naval victory off Dominica. The Battle of the Saints took place on 12 April 1782 and resulted in the capture of the French commander, the Comte de Grasse. The Derby factory made a number of these jugs moulded with the face of Admiral Rodney. The features of Admiral Rodney are probably taken from a figure modelled by Pierre Stephan, a French craftsman who had earlier been the chief resident modeller at the Derby factory. Stephan was a valued and prolific worker. In 1819 he estimated that the models and moulds he had made between 1770 and 1778 were then worth the astonishing sum of œ1,500 to the Derby factory. He probably based Rodney's features on a print by Valentine Green published in 1780. |
| Bibliographic reference | Mitchell, Stephen. The Marks on Chelsea-Derby and Early Crossed Batons Useful Wares. London: SGM Books, 2007, Pl. 559(i). |
| Other number | Sch I 408 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:465-1885 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2003 |
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