Mug

Miniature mug commemorating the Trafalgar centenary. The body is in colour-glazed stoneware. Moulded decoration on the sides is coloured green on a blue background within rope twist borders. Opposite the handle is an oval profile portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) with a coronet above. Below the portrait is inscribed 'LORD NELSON' above '1758-1805'. Two panels on either side depict naval battles. The handle of the mug is coloured brown.

Object Details

ID: AAA5085
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Mug
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: 95 x 90 x 65 mm