Election jug
Herculaneum Pottery, Liverpool (c.1820-1840)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1792
Materials
Creamware
Measurements
230 mm (H)
Place of origin
Liverpool
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Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180534
Summary
Creamware election jug and cup, Liverpool (Herculaneum) c1792. Both pieces inscribed with 'CLIVE for EVER / HUZZA', and were probably produced for William Clive who stood for Bishop's Castle in the 1792 election. See 'Treasures from India' catalogue No.247/pg.143.
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
Herculaneum Pottery, Liverpool (c.1820-1840), potter