Caddy
Oblong tea caddy with reeded canted corners, a white body and blue painted rims. One side, within an oval on a painted blue ground, a relief depicting an obelisk standing on a scallop shell with a mourning Britannia and Fame inscribing 'HOWE' and 'NELSON' on her shield. On the other side, a ribbon inscribed 'PATRIOTS' is placed across the staff of a British ensign, flying above a gun, shield, laurel branch and inverted foreign flags. The trophies are flanked by a pyramid and crocodile representing the Battle of the Nile and a fortress representing the Battle of Copenhagen. The lid of the caddy is missing.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4970 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Caddy |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Places: | Castleford |
Date made: | circa 1801 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Howe, Richard |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 125 x 135 x 105 mm |