Jug commemorating General James Wolfe and the Marquess of Granby, 1771 (c)
jug, jug
Accession Number
NAM.2006-08-6-1
Description
Creamware jug commemorating two military heroes, Gen James Wolfe and the Marquess of Granby, 1759 (c). Made by Wedgwood but unmarked, 1771 (c). Transfer printed in black. Liverpool shape. Illustrated with reduced engravings after B West’s 1771 oil of the Death of Wolfe and E Penny’s 1765 oil of Granby relieving a sick soldier. Associated with the Battle of Quebec, Seven Years War, North America (1756-1763) 1759.
Events
Plains of Abraham, Battle of the, 1759 (Seven Years War, North America 1756-1763), Quebec, Capture of, 1759 (Seven Years War, North America 1756-1763)
