Silver suger bowl and cover

Said to be a porringer used by Nelson as a child to eat porridge or gruel, but has the appearance of a sugar bowl and cover of the period.

Small plain round silver bowl standing on a small foot, with a close-fitting slightly domed lid and a flat knop. The Nelson association is made more likely by its provenance through Miss Joyce Horatia Eyre-Matcham, who was descended from Nelson's sister Catherine.

Object Details

ID: PLT0122
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Sugar bowl and cover (or porringer?)
Display location: Not on display
Creator: C or G
Date made: 1750-1751; 1750-51
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 100 x 105 mm
Parts: Silver suger bowl and cover