Dish with lid

Creamware vegetable dish, part of a creamware service belonging to Nelson's brother, the Reverend William Nelson (1747-1835), later 1st Earl Nelson. The dish is a curved segment shape with a lid and is painted with Greek key pattern borders in two shades of red with gilt rims. An Earl's coronet, Nelson's chelengk and 'SAN JOSEF' crests are painted on the lid with his motto 'FAITH AND WORKS'. There are two similar dishes in the museum's collections AAA4648-AAA4649.

Object Details

ID: AAA4649
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Dish with lid
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wilson
Date made: Early 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Reverend William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection
Measurements: Overall: 95 x 305 x 150 mm
Parts: Dish with lid