Goblet

A goblet, with an ovoid bowl, a stem with an annular collar, and a plain conical foot with air bubbles. It is engraved with Nelson's funeral car inscribed: 'TRAFALGAR, NILE, VICTORY' drawn by six seamen. On the other side: 'IN MEMORY OF LORD NELSON JANY 9TH 1806' (the date of his funeral).

Object Details

ID: GGG0168
Type: Goblet
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: circa 1810
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Jacobs Collection
Measurements: Overall: 175 x 135 mm