16TH JANUARY 1809: SIR JOHN MOORE IN MEMORIAM A black basalt teapot, c.1809, the navette form moulded with a scene of Sir John's death, the reverse with a depiction of Fame and Britannia inscribing his name and dates on a tablet, reserved on a basketweave ground, the cover lacking, 28.3cm across. Lieutenant General Sir John Moore was the hero of Corunna, where he was fatally wounded but lived to see the victory. Cf. John & Jennifer May, Commemorative Pottery 1780-1900, pl.171.
16TH JANUARY 1809: SIR JOHN MOORE IN MEMORIAM A black basalt teapot, c.1809, the navette form moulded with a scene of Sir John's death, the reverse with a depiction of Fame and Britannia inscribing his name and dates on a tablet, reserved on a basketweave ground, the cover lacking, 28.3cm across. Lieutenant General Sir John Moore was the hero of Corunna, where he was fatally wounded but lived to see the victory. Cf. John & Jennifer May, Commemorative Pottery 1780-1900, pl.171.
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