Silver table fork owned by Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805)

A silver table with a fiddle pattern that was owned by Admiral Lord Nelson. The mark of makers William Eley and William Fearn is engraved on the handle. The Chelynk and the San Josef crest are engraved on the back of the handle. The middle two of the four prongs are slightly longer than the two outside prongs. The prongs of the fork are slightly tarnished.

Object Details

ID: PLT0353
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Fork
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Eley, William
Date made: 1799
People: Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 25 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm