Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1719-1792)
Staffordshire Pottery
Category
Ceramics
Date
1785
Materials
Pearlware
Measurements
110 mm (H)
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Greenway, Devon
NT 118880
Summary
Ceramic, Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1719-1792). Ferguson 'Jug, pearlware (pottery), modeled as the head of Admiral Lord George Rodney (1719-1792) to commemorate the Battle of the Saints in 1782, Staffordshire, possibly after Ralph Wood the Younger c 1782.' Note Admiral Rodney's daughter lived at Berrington Hall, Herefordshire (National Trust).
Provenance
Introduced to the Property by Agatha Christie Mallowan. Inventory taken just before the house was requisitioned by the American Navy 1942 ACM p 62
Makers and roles
Staffordshire Pottery, potter