Vase
Vase commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), in dark blue jasper with white applied reliefs. It has an undulating rim and is decorated on one side with a uniformed figure of a naval officer holding a speaking trumpet, with a missing right arm, intended to represent Nelson. There is a gun, anchor and flag behind him. The group is surrounded by a tree stump and foliage. On the other side, Victory holding a portrait of George III and a shield with an arrow sticking in it. The vase is also decorated with shells, flowers, foliage and rams heads.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA5059 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Vase |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 170 x 90 mm |