Election jug
Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelain Factory (est.1750)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1806
Materials
Ceramic and gilt
Measurements
215 x 220 mm
Place of origin
Coalport
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Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180533.1
Summary
Election jug - Large jug from a set of Coalport election jugs and cup. Bearing the inscription 'CLIVE AND ROBINSON', and the Clive arms. The jugs also bear the Clive family motto 'AUDACITER ET SINCERE'. William Clive and John Robinson stood in the Bishop's Castle election of 1806. See 'Treasures from India' catalogue No.246.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with funding from The National Heritage Memorial Fund from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and Powis Estate Trustees in August 1999
Makers and roles
Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelain Factory (est.1750), potter