Bowl with lid

Sugar bowl, part of a Queen's pattern tea service said to have belonged to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The sugar basin and cover are painted with a pattern of curving gold lines overall on a white background and scalloped gold rims. The lid has a well-modelled flower knob with the separate petals and leaves picked out in gold.

Object Details

ID: AAA4716
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Bowl with lid
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: 145 x 115 mm
Parts: Bowl with lid