Vase

Trafalgar centenary commemorative vase. The body is in colour-glazed stoneware. Moulded decoration on the sides is coloured pale blue on a greenish-blue background with rope twist borders. This consists of an oval profile portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) with a brown coronet above. 'LORD NELSON' is inscribed below the portrait. Two panels on either side depict naval battles. The Trafalgar signal, 'ENGLAND . EXPECTS . EVERY . MAN . WILL . DO . HIS . DUTY', is placed on a blue band around the neck.

Object Details

ID: AAA5081
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Vase
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: 130 x 90 mm