Dish

Creamware oblong meat dish of a similar pattern to a service that belonged to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). In the centre is a foul anchor within laurel branches tied with blue ribbon, inscribed 'Nelson/2nd. April/Baltic' (date of the battle of Copenhagen). The edge is painted with a border of oak leaves and acorns, blue swags top and bottom are inscribed in brown 'Nelson', 'the San Josef', '14th Feby' (the battle of Cape St Vincent) and 'Nelson', 'the Glorious 1st of August', 'Aboukir' (the battle of the Nile). In the inventory of the contents of his house at Merton, sold by Lady Hamilton in 1809, a dessert, dinner and tea service of this pattern are referred to as the 'Baltic Set'.

Object Details

ID: AAA4596
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Dish
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wilson
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797
Date made: early 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio; Wilson
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 40 x 415 x 315 mm