Tumbler

A tumbler commemorating the Battle of Camperdown, 1797. It has a fluted base and is engraved on one side with a warship, inscribed above: 'ADML. DUNCAN AND THE GLORIOUS 11 OCT 1797'.and on the other with a shield of arms with a boar's head crest. There are sprays of flowers around the shield which has an elaborate initial 'A' and 'B' engraved on either side of its base. The coat of arms is that of the Beckett family.

Object Details

ID: GGG0164
Type: Tumbler
Display location: Not on display
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797
Date made: 1797
People: Duncan, Adam; Beckett family
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Jacobs Collection
Measurements: Overall: 130 x 100 mm