Mug

Mug, transfer-printed in purple with a portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and inscribed 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON/England expects every Man to do his Duty'. The rim and square-moulded handle are hand-painted in blue. The image is based on the engraving by J. Chapman, published in December 1798 (see PAD3884).

Object Details

ID: AAA4789
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Mug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1806
People: Nelson, Horatio; Fawssett, A. C.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection
Measurements: Overall: 95 x 110 x 75 mm