Goblet
Goblet with an ogee bowl and a long stem with opaque twist decoration, the foot is flat. The surface is wheel-engraved with a profile portrait of Nelson within a wreath. Inscribed on either side within an oak wreath: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON', 'CONQUEROR AT ABOUKIR 1 AUG 1798. COPENHAGEN 2 APRIL 1801. TRAFALGAR 21 OCT 1805'.
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Object Details
ID: | GGG0025 |
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Type: | Goblet |
Display location: | Not on display |
Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Date made: | Early 19th century |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 185 x 90 mm |
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