Plate

Octagonal plate with straight sides and no border, transfer-printed in black with a memorial surmounted by a figure of Britannia ‘Design for the Tercentenary Armada Memorial Plymouth’.

On each side of the memorial are the ciphers ‘ER 1588’ and ‘VR 1888’ and under the memorial are rows of heraldic shields ‘Arms of the various towns and cities’ and ‘Arms of the various families’, either side of two shields with the Royal arms 'VR' and 'AE'. 'G Payne Plymouth' is printed on the bottom.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4387
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Plate
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Payne, G.
Date made: 1888
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 20 x 245 mm