Dish

Conserve dish, part of a Queen's pattern tea service said to have belonged to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The dish is circular with a scalloped edge and a handle. It is moulded with a pattern of rose leaves and buds, one of which is applied, the stem forming the handle. On a white background, thin painted gold lines form a rosette pattern superimposed on the moulded leaves.

Object Details

ID: AAA4687
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Dish
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wall, John; Wall, John
Date made: circa 1770
People: Nelson, Horatio; Wall, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 40 x 150 x 140 mm