Overglaze
Printing on Earthenware and Stoneware 1750-1800
Pattern
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Source
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Source Description:
Sir George Bridges Rodney, Baronet, engraving published by Fielding and Walker, 1780.Additional Image:
The interior printed with a ship flying the British flag, lightly overpainted in colours. The border is painted, as is the inscription "Success to the Bridget/ John & Betty Hurst/ 1782." Drinkers probably encouraged each other to stop the ship from 'running aground' by keeping the bowl full of punch for another drink. Some punchbowls were painted with a fish in the bottom and the words 'keep me swimming.'
The exterior also printed with the inscription "May British Tars/ ever support the Glory/ of old England." Also with a similarly framed inscription "When this you see/ remember me,/ And bear me in your mind,/ Let all the World/ say what they will,/ Speak of me as you find." The fourth print on the exterior is a scene of a sailor's farewell.
Shape Type
Miscellaneous
Pattern Type
Portraits
Date
1782
Dimensions
- Diameter: 22.10 in (56.13 cm)
- Height: 9.60 in (24.38 cm)
Maker
Unknown
Description:
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