Portrait plaque

A portrait plaque depicting Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935). The image is inscribed on a wooden plate on a brass mount. Inscribed with the signature: 'Rex Osborne', 'Admiral Sir John Jellicoe commander of the Home Fleets. Permanent souvenir of the Great European War 1914 - Qui vivra vera!' On a label on the reverse: 'British Production! Produced by the Arthur Cox Illustrating Co. Ltd, Ludgate Hill, Birmingham, England.'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0572
Type: Portrait plaque
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Cox Illustrating Co Ltd, Arthur; Osborne, Rex
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: After 1918
People: Jellicoe, John Rushworth
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 235 mm x 180 mm x 25 mm