Bowl

Black basalt oval sugar bowl with a lid and moulded decoration. On one side, Britannia is seated between two trees with birds in the branches, on the other side is a portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in a similar setting. Anthemion motifs run around the rim of the bowl and the knop on the lid.

Object Details

ID: AAA5040
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Bowl
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 135 x 130 x 100 mm
Parts: Bowl