Figure

A brown earthenware figure with a silver lustre glaze depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The figure represents a naval officer in uniform and hat holding a speaking trumpet in his left hand, his right sleeve empty. He stands on a mound scattered with seashells in front of a gun with an anchor, telescope and flag. The whole, is on a square base with the maker's name stamped underneath.

Object Details

ID: AAA5990
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Figure
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Wood & Caldwell
Date made: 1790-1818
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Nelson, Horatio; Wood & Caldwell
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 285 x 106 x 106 mm