Underglaze
Printing in a single color on earthenware and stoneware 1780-1820
Shape Type: Miscellaneous Pattern Type: Commemorative, Heraldic and Historical Events Date: c. 1802-1803 Dimensions:
Maker: Unknown Description: Earthenware jug printed underglaze in brownish black with "Britannia's Triumph at the Restoration of Peace". She carries medallions labelled "George III" and "'Bonaparte" and commemorates the Peace of Amiens in March 1802, a one-year interval in the Napoleonic Wars. Underglaze black and brown were evidently generally available for printing by this date. BACK TO CATALOG INDEX
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