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Vase
Trafalgar centenary commemorative vase. The body is in colour-glazed stoneware. Moulded decoration on the sides is coloured pale blue on a greenish-blue background with rope twist borders. This consists of an oval profile portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) with a brown coronet above. 'LORD NELSON' is inscribed below the portrait. Two panels on either side depict naval battles. The Trafalgar signal, 'ENGLAND . EXPECTS . EVERY . MAN . WILL . DO . HIS . DUTY', is placed on a blue band around the neck.
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Object details
| ID: | AAA5081 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Vase |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Royal Doulton |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1905 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Royal Doulton |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 130 x 90 mm |