Figure

Painted and glazed full-length earthenware figure of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). He is shown in uniform, hatless with grey hair and a patch over his right eye. The figure is supported by a bollard and holds a telescope under the left arm. It is painted in black, blue and gold with a pink order ribbon. The maker's name is painted on the base.

Object Details

ID: AAA6045
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Figure
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator: Holkham Studio Pottery
Date made: Possibly 1952
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Reproduced with kind permission of Holkham Pottery Ltd.
Measurements: Overall: 130 x 48 x 47 mm