Figure

Earthenware figure probably intended to represent Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). It has an empty right sleeve and holds a scroll in its right hand. The figure is shown standing beside a pedestal covered with orange-coloured drapes, wearing a blue coat with a red collar and cuffs, white breeches and a black hat, the details picked out in gold. The hollow base is enclosed and decorated with a gilt line. It may have originally been part of a set with Napoleon and Wellington. Nelson is shown in the 1830-1843 pattern uniform that had a red collar and cuffs in full dress.

Object Details

ID: AAA5994
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Figure
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1830-1843
People: Nelson, Horatio; Fawssett, A. C.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection
Measurements: Overall: 190 x 75 x 70 mm