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Description: | Silver claret jug embossed with medieval boar-hunting scene, a swag of flowers under the lip. The handle is formed of convolvulus stems bound together. There is a blank cartouche for the inscription, but this has been added under the lip. The jug is engraved: 'PRESENTED / TO / Lieut. John Black R.N. / BY A NUMBER OF HIS FRIENDS / IN COMMEMORATION OF / HIS PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE FROM / the wreck of the burning Europa / on the night of the 31st May 1854 / AND IN APPROBATION OF HIS CONDUCT / ON THAT OCCASION / 5 Dec. 1854'
Maker's initials R.H. (Robert Hennell III).
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | John Reddie Black Europa John Reddie | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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