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Mug
A large earthenware mug, transfer-printed in blue with a painted brown rim. It has a a circular portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in uniform on one side inscribed below 'LORD NELSON', and a matching portrait of Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood (1750-1810) inscribed 'LORD COLLINGWOOD' on the other, both surrounded by laurel wreaths. Opposite the square handle is a wreath containing a thistle, rose, shamrock, gun, anchor and pre-1801 Union Flag with the inscription below 'TRAFALGAR'. There is a border around the outside rim of laurel and foul anchors, and an inside border of seashells.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4388 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Mug |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | circa 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Collingwood, Cuthbert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 115 x 150 x 110 mm |
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