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National Museums Liverpool 1988.371.3

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This side uses stipple engraving almost entirely. The figures are Venus and Cupid: love flourishes in peace.

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The rest of the decoration is painted gilding
Shape Type
Miscellaneous
Pattern Type
Commemorative, Heraldic and Historical Events
Date
1801-1802
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.50 in (21.59 cm)
  • Height: 11.20 in (28.45 cm)
  • Length: 12.60 in (32.00 cm)
Maker
Flight and Barr

Description:

Flight and Barr, Worcester, mug printed with the figure of Peace, inscribed 'They that love Peace shall prosper' and 'Preliminaries of PEACE signed October 1, 1801'. The Peace of Amiens, a brief interval in the Napoleonic Wars between Britain and France, was signed in March 1802. Britain's negotiator Lord Cornwallis went to Paris in November 1801 to negotiate the final terms, and this mug

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