National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Walter Collection http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/explore/object...... cfm?ID=AAA4725 Jug, ...... Unknown Jug, Date unknown John Turner Stoneware 1805 Overall: 132 x 120 x 107 mm Lane End, Longton, Staffordshire, England National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Stoneware Greenwich Hospital Collection Overall: 203 x 127 x 140 mm Reputedly the favourite grog jug of Vice-Admiral Owned by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). It was presented to The white, salt-glazed stoneware jug has a cane- Greenwich Hospital by the widow of George Potts, ribbed base and a brown neck and handle terminat- MP for Barnstable, Devon in 1890. A white, salt- ing in acanthus leaves. It has applied decoration of glazed stoneware jug with the upper part and the top cherubs and vine leaves and has been mounted with a of the handle glazed brown. The base is fluted and silver rim and a lid engraved with the Hardy crest of above the fluting are applied reliefs of Venus and Cu- a wyvern’s head. The mount is hallmarked 1805 and pid with plants and trees. The neck is reeded and the is inscribed ‘This mug originally belonged to Lord handle has an acanthus leaf termination. The relief of Viscount Nelson was presented to Capt Mackellar by Venus and Cupid entitled ‘Sportive Love’ was de- Sir Thos. Hardy Bart.’ rived from an antique fragment, once at the Florentine Museum, interpreted by Elizabeth Lady Templetown * Our jug is identical in size, finish but with a differ- and modelled by William Hackwood circa 1783 for ent silver mount and no lid. I neglected to make a note Wedgwood. of the hallmark makers initials but our date is 1800. Again, look at the extremely raised figurative medal- lions, incredibally detailed and the folliage secondary motifs - identical. Urban Archaeology Collection - Tunbridge Tasmania
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