Collectanea Napoleonica ; being a catalogue of the collection of autographs, historical documents, broadsides, caricatures, drawings, maps, music, portraits, naval and military costume-plates, battle scenes, views, etc., etcrelating to Napoleon Iand his times, 1769-1821 . STAFFORDSHIRE MUG Of about 1S13, with a curious raised portrait of the Marquess of A PENINSULAR WAR CARICATURE JUG. hated Corsican Ogre, Devil, Demon and so forth. The state of Englandand English feeling in those days (that of the West in particular) isadmirably depicted in Thomas Hardys stirring poem of The Dyna
Collectanea Napoleonica ; being a catalogue of the collection of autographs, historical documents, broadsides, caricatures, drawings, maps, music, portraits, naval and military costume-plates, battle scenes, views, etc., etcrelating to Napoleon Iand his times, 1769-1821 . STAFFORDSHIRE MUG Of about 1S13, with a curious raised portrait of the Marquess of A PENINSULAR WAR CARICATURE JUG. hated Corsican Ogre, Devil, Demon and so forth. The state of Englandand English feeling in those days (that of the West in particular) isadmirably depicted in Thomas Hardys stirring poem of The Dynasts. POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. 165 It is also vividly reflected in the pottery of the period—the vessels fromwhich our ancestors, while watching the beacons, quaffed their home-brewed beer or homely cider. The subject has certainly not received theattention it deserves, although it presents many attractions and opportuni-ties to the collector. The jug now illustrated belonged originallyto one Elizabeth Smith, probably a Cheshire publican, and the frontof it is adorned with amusing rules for the frequenters of one side a soldier of the 71st Regiment is depicted in the act of takingprisoner a French officer in Portugal, whilst on the other we have thetransfer of a well-known caricature in which John Bull is challengingthe murdering Corsican tyrant to
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