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'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0470
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