Teapot
Trafalgar centenary commemorative teapot and lid. The body is in colour-glazed stoneware with a rope twist handle coloured brown. Moulded decoration on the sides consists of green medallions on pale blue panels with rope twist borders against a darker blue background. On one side is an oval profile portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), on the other side is a warship. There is a coronet behind the spout. 'LORD NELSON', 'BORN . 1758', 'DIED . 1805' is inscribed on the pale blue panels. The Trafalgar signal, 'ENGLAND . EXPECTS . EVERY . MAN . WILL . DO . HIS . DUTY' is moulded on a green band around the rim. The Royal Doulton mark is impressed on the base.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA5080 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Teapot |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Royal Doulton |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Date made: | 1905 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Royal Doulton |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 140 x 180 x 125 mm |
Parts: | Teapot |