Dinner plate, part of a service belonging to HRH the Duke of Clarence, later William IV (1765-1837). In the centre, surrounded by gold decoration is a grisaille painting showing a figure representing Hope, in classical dress, her right hand resting on the fluke of a large anchor, her left arm and foot on a stone monument surmounted by an urn below a tree. A small vessel is shown at sea in the background. The plate has a scalloped rim and a border painted in blue, gold and white. The service is often erroneously described as the 'Nelson Service' and said to depict Lady Hamilton's 'attitudes'. It is also referred to as the 'Hope Service'. The maker's mark The maker's mark 'Flight' with a crown and crescent is painted on the base.