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Bone china tankard with a cast pewter lid and thumbpiece. The white body is printed in full colour with a design by Mark Meyers depicting 'HMS Victory' breaking the French line at Trafalgar; on the other side, 'Temeraire' and the Spanish flagship 'Santissima Trinidad'. There is a portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) after Lemuel Abbott opposite the handle. The pewter lid, designed by David Cornell, is cast with the three anchor device of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich's former coat of arms and inscription 'NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM'. The foot of the tankard has a gilt border of rope, anchors, ship's wheels and shells. The tankard was commissioned by the museum to mark its fiftieth anniversary, 1937-1987. The base is inscribed 'THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM NELSON'S VICTORY AT TRAFALGAR by Mark R. Meyers (facsimile signature) ROYAL WORCESTER 1937. 50TH ANNIVERSARY TANKARD. 1987'. The retailer was Franklin Mint.

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Object Details

ID:	AAA5214
Collection:	Decorative art
Type:	Mug
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Meyers, Mark; Meyers, Mark Worcester Royal Porcelain Co
Events:	50th Anniversary of the National Maritime Museum, 1987; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made:	1987
People:	Nelson, Horatio; Worcester Royal Porcelain Co Meyers, Mark
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. We regret that Museum enquiries have not been able to identify the copyright holder and would welcome any information that would help us update our records. Please contact the Picture Library.
Measurements:	Overall: 182 x 148 x 114 mm