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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.
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Object Details
| ID: | GGG0019 |
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| 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 |