Trafalgar Vase

Neck of Lloyd's Patriotic Fund vase, presented to William, 1st Earl Nelson (1757-1835), after the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Silver-gilt vase with two high vertical handles which are surmounted by florette paterae. Around the neck of the cup is a band of scrolling foliage.

Object Details

ID: PLT0094.2
Type: Neck of Lloyd's Patriotic Fund Vase
Display location: Display - Maritime London Gallery
Creator: Smith, Benjamin; Flaxman, John
Date made: 1807-08; 1807-1808
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 90 mm; Diameter: 241 mm
Parts: Trafalgar Vase (Lloyd's Patriotic Fund Vase)