Plate
Porcelain plate, part of a Japan pattern dessert service that belonged to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). It is painted and gilded with a pattern of flowers and leaves, predominantly in orange, blue, green and gold. In the inventory of the contents of his house at Merton, sold by Lady Hamilton in 1809, items of china of this pattern are referred to as the 'Botanical Set'. There are seventeen similar plates in the museum's collections AAA4598-AAA4614.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4602 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Plate |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Flight & Barr |
Date made: | Early 19th century |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 25 x 215 mm |
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