Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Bowers, George Frederick
Title:: Crimean War.
Published / Created:: Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, 1856?
Physical Description:: 1 jug : white transferware; 24 cm high (including handle) x 13 cm in diameter (17 cm including handle)
Holdings:: Unable to reach service. Holdings currently not available
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Related Content:: View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:15742809
Classification:: Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:: Without a metal lid.
This jug is a commemorative English Victorian pottery jug. It is decorated with scenes of the Crimean War. The battle scene is titled with "Sir George Brown" underneath and the coastal scene is titled "Sebstopol" underneath.
Subject Terms:: Brown, George, Sir, 1790–1865. | Crimean War, 1853–1856. | Sevastopolʹ (Ukraine) -- History -- Siege, 1854–1855. | Parks, Stephen -- Ownership.
Form/Genre:: Jugs (vessels) | Ceramic (material) | Transferware | Transfer printing