Neo-Classical style jug with a cane-whipped handle. The absence of any vine motif in its decoration suggest it is a pot for Turkish coffee. Engraved; 'a gift from the owners of the ship Bellona to Captain Isaac Barras, 1781'. The Bellona was an armed merchantman engaged in Carribean trade, built and launched in Whitehaven in 1776.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Silver jug, 1772
Date supported
1992
Medium and material
Silver
Dimensions
33 cm
Grant
1000
Total cost
3752
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