Pipe

Pratt ware pipe, modelled as a half length figure of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). His right arm is missing, and he wears a uniform coat, waistcoat and ruffled shirt. His tall hat forms the pipe bowl, has two clasped hands on the front and is inscribed 'NELSON', 'FOR EVER'. The pipe is painted in blue, yellow, brown and ochre. The coiled stem of the pipe is decorated overall with blue dots.

Object Details

ID: AAA5147
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Pipe
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1798
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 115 x 200 x 35 mm