Wine glass

A tall wine glass with a trumpet-shaped bowl, a tall straight stem and a folded foot. It is wheel engraved and has a pontil mark. On one side is shown HMS 'Victory' on the other a portrait inscribed 'NELSON. Engraved 'BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR' under the ship. ' HMS VICTORY 21 OCT1805' round the top of the stem. Engraving probably 20th century.

Object Details

ID: GGG0019
Type: Wine glass
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: 21 Oct 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 175 x 83 mm
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