Goblet

Goblet with a cup bowl and dumbbell knopped stem, the foot is terraced. The surface is wheel engraved with a profile portrait of Nelson within a wreath of bay. Inscribed on either side within an oak wreath: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN THIS DAY WILL DO HIS DUTY', 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON TRAFALGAR 1805'.

Object Details

ID: GGG0234
Type: Goblet
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 20th century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 225 x 135 mm