Vintage Large Porcelain Character Jug of Admiral Lord Hood by the Maritime Trust 1984

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Vintage porcelain character jug depicting Admiral Lord Hood by The Franklin Porcelain Studio, in association with the The Maritime Trust, … Read more Vintage porcelain character jug depicting Admiral Lord Hood by The Franklin Porcelain Studio, in association with the The Maritime Trust, designed by Gerald Emberton. The jug is in the form of Admiral Lord Hood with a cannon for the handle.

This fine example came from a private California estate, where the gentleman had collected nearly fifty English porcelain jugs, that span three decades, and are available in our store on Chairish!

Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (12 December 1724 – 27 January 1816) of Whitley, Warwickshire, was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he saw action during the War of the Austrian Succession. While in temporary command of Antelope, he drove a French
ship ashore in Audierne Bay, and captured two privateers in 1757 during the Seven Years' War. He held senior command as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station and then as Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station, leading the British fleet to victory at Battle of the Mona Passage in April 1782 during the American Revolutionary War. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, then First Naval Lord, and after briefly returning to the Portsmouth command, became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars. See less