Silver sugar bowl from a three-piece service presented to Sir Home Riggs Popham (1762-1820)

A silver sugar bowl from a three-piece service presented to Sir Home Riggs Popham (1762-1820) ( The bowl has a gilt interior and a gadrooned rim. It has two handles. The side is engraved with the arms of Sir Home Popham with the neck badge of the Order of Malta (Popham was made a knight of the order by Tsar Paul in 1799). The motto: 'ME JUVAT IRE PER ALTUM' (I delight to cross the depths) surrounds the shield.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4560
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Sugar bowl
Display location: Display - Maritime London Gallery
Creator: Hennell, Robert
Date made: 1803
People: Popham, Home Riggs
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 100 mm x 190 mm x 130 mm