Rummer

Rummer with an ovoid bowl, the stem with an annular knop and a conical foot. It is wheel-engraved with a naval battle inscribed on a ribbon: 'IN MEMORY OF ADMIRAL NELSON WHO FELL IN ACTION', 'OCT 21ST 1805', 'M. Corser 1806'. In diamond point on the rim: 'Battle of Trafalgar October 21st 1805.'

Object Details

ID: GGG0206
Type: Rummer
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1806; early 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio; Corser, M.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 200 x 140 mm