Object number
62/219
Description
This stoneware mustard pot is decorated with a battlefield scene and is inscribed 'The Battle of the Alma'. This refers to the 1854 Franco-British victory at the start of the Crimean War.
Physical description
1 mustard pot: white stoneware; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'MUSTARD POT // Bottle of the Alma // 1854 - Won by Franco-British Toops // Mustard jar? // 9.5 x 7cm (height x diam. at base) // 'The Battle of the Alma''
Production date
1854
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4353.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4354.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4355.tif - High resolution image
