Catalogue Number
NMLH.2016.14.14
Object Name
Jug
Title
Protestant Ascendancy, Holiness to the Lord
Date
c.1840
Description
Friendly Society Memorabilia collected by Peter Gosden of the University of Leeds. Gosden was the author of 'The Friendly Societies in England, 1815-1875' (Manchester University Press, 1961) and 'Self Help- Voluntary Associations in Nineteenth Century Britain' (Studies in Economic and Socieal History, 1973). The collection was presented to the museum in March 2016.
Jug front reads: May the Orange Institution land as firm as the Oak and its enemies fall off like the leaves. The right side reads: To the Immortal Memory of King William, the Prince of Orange. The left side reads: May Orange men true, Their rights pursue, Whilst honour crowns there..., Their Church and King, And everything, That constitutes their laws.
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