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Plate
Earthenware mess plate, printed in blue with a border of two entwined, wavy ropes enclosing sprays of roses, thistles and shamrocks. Foul anchors are suspended from the ropes and a chain of square links runs around the centre of the plate. The central motif is a foul anchor within a garter belt inscribed 'HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y . PENSE', swallow-tailed ensigns behind, a royal crown above and a rose, thistles and shamrocks below. Printed 'MESS' with the hand-painted number '5' below. Before 1907 naval messes had to buy their own crockery and such items were manufactured for this market.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA5258 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Plate |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1890 |
| People: | Royal Navy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 x 240 mm |
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