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Mug
Creamware mug, with silver lustre bands top and bottom and four small lustre sprays. Opposite the handle, transfer-printed in purple, a portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805); inscribed above 'England expects every Man to do his duty', and below 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON Born Septr 29 1758 - Died Octr 21 1805 Aged 47'. On either side of the portrait is a masonic coat of arms. The image of Nelson is based on the engraving by J. Chapman, published in December 1798 (see PAD3884).
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4792 |
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| 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 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 135 x 170 x 130 mm |
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