Rummer

Rummer with a round funnel bowl, the stem with a hollow flattened knop and annulated knop. It has a conical folded foot. The item is wheel-engraved with a warship flanked by two sprays of foliage inscribed: 'H.M.S. VICTORY' and a three-quarter length depiction of Lord Nelson also surrounded by foliage inscribed: 'LORD NELSON'. Round the foot: 'OCTOBER 21ST 1805 TRAFALGAR VICTORY.'

Object Details

ID: GGG0112
Type: Rummer
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: Late 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Jacobs Collection
Measurements: Overall: 280 x 200 mm