Bowl
Wooden diary bowl commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The Trafalgar signal is carved around the rim 'ENGLAND . EXPECTS . THAT . EVERY . MAN . WILL . DO . HIS . DUTY', 'TRAFALGAR 1805'. The exterior is carved with a figure of Nelson and HMS 'Victory'.
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0470 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Bowl |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
Date made: | 1905 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 210 x 210 mm |