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Goblet
Goblet commemorating the battle of Quiberon Bay 1759. It has an ogee bowl, plain stem and plain conical foot. The goblet is wheel-engraved with a female figure holding a fern-like palm branch and placed on a mound rising from the sea. The other side has a crude depiction of a sailing vessel. The item is inscribed: 'SUCCESS TO THE BRITISH FLEET 1759'.
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Object details
| ID: | GGG0281 |
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| Type: | Goblet |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Seven Years' War: Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759 |
| Date made: | 20th century |
| People: | Hawke, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Jacobs Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 204 x 87 mm |