Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28 Feb 2017
A rare pearlware commemorative lustre jug 1st half 19th century
A rare pearlware commemorative lustre jug 1st half 19th century, printed and coloured with Britannia weeping over the ashes of Nelson, the tomb at which she stands inscribed 'Horatia Nelson', the reverse with the Farmers Arms, beneath the spout with deer grazing before a stately home, the neck with a band of silver lustre decoration, the handle broken and restuck, 17.5cm.
Whilst the mis-spelling of Nelson's first name as 'Horatia' was probably nothing more than a mistake, it may relate to his illegitimate daughter with Emma, Lady Hamilton, born in 1801 and whom the couple later adopted as 'an orphan'.