Plate

A small child's plate with a scalloped rim and a border of daisies with yellow and brown centres. It has a black transfer engraving, hand-coloured in yellow and green, depicting a figure made out of two peg legs, two hook hands, a coil of rope and with a block for a head. It is wearing a cocked hat and holds a rammer, shipping is shown in the background; below the figure is inscribed: 'NAUTICAL'.

Object Details

ID: AAA4499
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Plate
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1820
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 20 x 150 mm
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