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Coles & Co, Swansea Earthenware House
(Factory)
This large, round-bellied beer jug is painted with the inscription `Joseph Vaughan Melyngriffy / Success to Admiral Rodney / And His Majestys Navy / 1784'. It is said to have been commissioned by Joseph Vaughan and his cousin, founder of the Belckow-Vaughan Ironworks in Middlesborough, who toured Wales in 1781. The jug commemorates the victory of Admiral Rodney and their kinsman, General Sir John Vaughan, over the Dutch and Spanish fleets at St Eustatius in the West Indies.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30364
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Gift, 1958
Given by Mrs Arthur Vaughan Williams in memory of her husband
Measurements
Height
(cm): 27.8
Height
(in): 10 15/16
Material
Creamware
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