Dish with lid

Creamware muffin dish, part of a service belonging to Nelson's brother, the Reverend William Nelson (1747-1835), later 1st Earl Nelson. The dish has a cover with a circular handle and both dish and cover are painted with a Greek key pattern border in two shades of red with a gilt rim. The lid is in addition, painted with an Earl's coronet, Nelson's chelengk and 'SAN JOSEF' crests and his motto 'FAITH AND WORKS'. There are four similar dishes in the museum's collections AAA4653-AAA4656.

Object Details

ID: AAA4653
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: 85 mm x 165 mm x 165 mm
Parts: Dish with lid