Rummer

A large rummer with a cup-shaped bowl, a short plain stem with a collar and a domed square lemon-squeezer foot. it is wheel-engraved on one side with a dismasted vessel inscribed on the stern: 'VICTORY'. This is surrounded by an octagonal frame. On the other side, a depiction of a naval officer surrounded by a circular border decorated with oak leaves and inscribed underneath: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON'. The images are flanked by cornucopiae with a border of oak leaves and acorns above.

Object Details

ID: GGG0446
Type: Rummer
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Victory (1765)
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 190 x 135 mm