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Barrel with lid and stand
Spirit barrel made in three pieces. The barrel is glazed yellow with blue 'bound' ends. A stipple portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) is printed on one end inscribed 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY' and impressed 'NELSON'. A similar portrait of John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823) on the other end has the incised inscription 'EARL ST VINCENT'. It is mounted on a cylindrical stand with a circular base, coloured yellow, blue and green. The lid a shaped as a stout man seated on a barrel with a jug and a tankard.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4976 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Barrel with lid and stand |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| People: | Jervis, John; Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 420 x 220 x 170 mm; Top: 85 x 60 mm; Barrel: 235 x 220 x 170 mm; Base: 130 x 160 mm |
| Parts: | Barrel with lid and stand |