Creamware jug

E5691

Creamware jug Long Caption: Creamware jug transfer-printed in sepia, inscribed 'Success To The Volunteers' within fruiting vines. On the other side a caricature of Napoleon standing on a map of Europe and John Bull offshore pointing to the British Isles inscribed 'THE GOVERNOR OF EUROPE Stoped (sic) in HIS CAREER'. Napoleon's caption: 'Ah you dam John Bull/You have spoil my Dance/You have ruin all my Party'. John Bull 'I ax pardon Master Boney but as we says Pa... of Pompey/we keep this little spot to ourselves/You must not Dance here Master Boney'. Inscribed on the map: 'Germany, Holland, Switzerland, France, Italy, British Channel, Great Britain, Ireland'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection Object: AAA4473 Artist: unknown Date: early 19th century Medium: earthenware Size: 140 mm x 150 mm x 100 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.