Silver fork that belonged to Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805)

A silver fiddle-pattern fork that belonged to Lord Nelson. Two crests are engraved on the handle. The crest at the top of the handle is the SAN JOSEF Crest, created for Lord Nelson after his capture of the Spanish ship 'San Jose' (renamed 'San Josef') at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1797. The crest underneath it is the CHELENGK crest, which was added following Lord Nelson's ennoblement in November 1798 after the battle of the Nile as Baron Nelson of the Nile and Burnham Thorpe, when he was granted an augmentation to his arms.

Object Details

ID: PLT0345
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Fork
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Smith, George
Date made: 1799
People: Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 20 mm x 205 mm x 25 mm