Dessert knife

Nelson also purchased from John Salter the silver-gilt dessert knife with ivory handle which is displayed with the cup. The blade is inscribed ‘To my much loved Horatia 21 August 1805. Nelson & Bronte’. The knife was given to the National Maritime Museum in 1939 by Horatia’s grandson, the Revd Hugh Nelson-Ward.

Object Details

ID: PLT0750
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Dessert knife
Display location: Not on display
Creator: John Salter; R.T.
Date made: 1801-02; 1801-1802 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatia
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection
Measurements: Overall: 205 x 15 x 7 mm