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Plate
Dessert plate reputedly used by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). It was left by Lady Nelson to her friend Mrs Percy Fanshaw who in turn bequeathed six of the plates to Mrs Fanny Barker. It is porcelain and hand-painted with an unrolled scroll depicting Oriental figures against a background of flowers and whirls.
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Object details
| ID: | AAA4729 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Plate |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Late 18th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 x 200 mm |