Drake D6174 – Small – Royal Doulton Character Jug

Drake D6174 (brown hat; green robes; white ruff; brown drum at back of handle along side ruff). Designed by Harry Fenton, issued 1941 – 1960. Size: 3.25’H (small)

Sir Francis Drake (1540 – 1596) was an English navigator and admiral. He was Queen Elizabeth I’s right hand against the Spanish, going on many plundering expeditions in the Spanish West Indies. On one of these voyages between 1577 and 1580, Drake became the first Englishman to sail around the world. He also repelled the Spanish Armada sent to invade England.