Vinaigrette

Silver-gilt inscribed circular vinaigrette with a handle. The vinaigrette has been cast and engine turned. The exterior is decorated with grapes and vine leaves. The interior grill is pierced in a pattern of flowers and foliage. It has a dubious engraved inscription: 'EH FROM HN 1802'. implying that it was a present from Nelson to Lady Hamilton.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0268
Type: Vinaigrette
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Samuel Pemberton
Date made: 1818-1819
People: Nelson, Horatio; Hamilton, Emma Hardy, Pamela
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Malcolm Stewart Collection
Measurements: Overall: 55 mm x 38 mm x 13 mm