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Pair of Coalport jugs

Coalport Porcelain Factory, 1839

Pair of oviform jugs with cylindrical necks and gilt angular handles. Painted by J Smith of Bronseley. Decorated with martial trophies commemorative of the Wenlock Volunteers, formed when Britain declared war on Napoleon in 1793. Inscribed: VIRTUTI NIHIL OBSTAT ET ARMIS.

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Title of artwork, date

Pair of Coalport jugs, 1839

Date supported

1988

Medium and material

Porcelain

Grant

213

Total cost

850

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