
A Prattware Spirit Flask
Decorated on each side with a figure of Lord Rodney in relief
L18thC
Height: 5 1/4″ (13.3 cm)
Condition: Perfect, some light staining
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney was a British naval officer who successfully relieved Gibraltar
at the Battle of St. Vincent in 1780, defeating the Spanish fleet.
Also defeating the French at the Battle of Saintes in 1782 during the American War of Independence.