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Blue transfer-printed pearlware pitcher. Interior foliate border and an exterior floral border with war implements surrounds the mouth and spout. The exterior transfer print on the body depicts a portrait of Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson and his ship Victory.
pitchers (vessels)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
Vessel, Drink Serving
Pitcher
Pitcher
Many laudatory words about Lord Nelson.
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805
1927.11X
Victory
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805
Unknown
5 3/4 x 3 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Margaret R. Kimberley
1927.119
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