Goblet

Goblet commemorating the battle of Quiberon Bay 1759. It has an ogee bowl, plain stem and plain conical foot. The goblet is wheel-engraved with a female figure holding a fern-like palm branch and placed on a mound rising from the sea. The other side has a crude depiction of a sailing vessel. The item is inscribed: 'SUCCESS TO THE BRITISH FLEET 1759'.

Object Details

ID: GGG0281
Type: Goblet
Display location: Not on display
Events: Seven Years' War: Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759
Date made: 20th century
People: Hawke, Edward
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Jacobs Collection
Measurements: Overall: 204 x 87 mm