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Flask
Pilgrim flask, a circular, flat earthenware bottle with a neck. The flask is glazed brown with moulded decoration. In the centre is a basket of flowers, with rose sprays around the edge. At the bottom is the figure of a dancing nymph holding a branch, and a sceptre based on a wall painting at Pompeii. On the neck is a full length figure representing Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) wearing a hat and holding a speaking trumpet.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4981 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Flask |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 250 x 200 x 40 mm |
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