Mug
A large earthenware mug, transfer-printed in blue on one side with a circular portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). He is dressed in uniform with the inscription below 'LORD NELSON'. There is a matching portrait of Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood (1750-1810) inscribed 'LORD COLLINGWOOD' on the other side. They are both surrounded by laurel wreaths. Opposite the square handle is a wreath containing a thistle, rose, shamrock, gun, anchor and pre-1801 Union Flag with the inscription below 'TRAFALGAR'. There is a border around the outside rim of laurel and foul anchors, and an inside border of seashells.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4387 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Mug |
Display location: | Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Date made: | circa 1806 |
Exhibition: | Nelson, Navy, Nation |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Collingwood, Cuthbert |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 115 x 150 x 110 mm |