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Swollen baluster jug, cream coloured earthenware body, transfer-printed in overglaze black on one side with a scene entitled 'A Knock down blow in the Ocean' and on the other with a ship scene above a commemorative verse.
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Swollen baluster jug on turned spreading foot, with flared rim, projecting sparrow beak lip and plain loop handle. Transfer-printed in overglaze black on side to left of handle, with scene entitled 'A KNOCK down blow in the OCEAN!! / Or Bonaparte taking french leave', depicting John Bull to left, wading through the sea to knock out Napoleon to right, of whom only hat and spurs remain on the water. Inscription above John Bull reads 'There my Lad - I think that Blow will / settle the Businefs - D--n me he is gone in / such a hurry he has left his Hat and Spurs / behind him,'. The British stand behind to left, cheering beneath inscription 'John / Bull for ever Huzza / Huzza Huzza / Bravo Bravo', the French look on in horror to right, beneath inscription 'A misrecordi pauvre / Bonoparti / O dat Terrible / Jean Bool'. Side to right of handle printed with a frigate flying two Union Jacks, flanked by two distant vessels, above commemorative verse: 'hark! hark! the thrill Trumpet loud founds ye. alarm; / And calls on Old England her Navy to Arm; / Proud Spain has infulted our Flag on the Main, / And Britons their Honour are forced to maintain/ Then hafte, my brave Heroes, our Ships let us man / There's glory before you - a Prince leads the van / To check the rafh Infult we'll eagerly fly, / Determin'd to conquer - to conquer or die'. Cream coloured earthenware body.
Technique: thrown
Technique: printed overglaze
Technique: transfer printing
Technique: bat-printed
Material: ceramics
Material: earthenware
Material: creamware
jug made in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Europe, c 1804=1805, (1923.766). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.3004 | Go to resource |
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