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Lloyd's Patriotic Fund Vase
Lloyd's Patriotic Fund vase, presented to William, 1st Earl Nelson (1757-1835), after the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Silver-gilt vase with two high vertical handles which are surmounted by florette paterae. Around the neck of the cup is a band of scrolling foliage. On the body in relief is Nelson's coat of arms on one side and on the other a presentation inscription in Latin (see below). The circular foot is decorated with laurel leaves.
The full Latin inscription is: 'Viro reverendo ac praenobili Guilhelmo comiti Nelson de Trafalgar vice comiti de Merton nec non omnibus qui eas dignitates jure paterno possidebunt ut monimentum memoriae sacrum praefecti classis Britannicae praeclarissimi fulminis belli navalis Horatii vice comitis Nelson de Nilo qui contra classes et Galliae et Iberiae junctas prope promontorium Trafalgar XII cal.Nov.An.Ab Incarnatione MDCCCV fortiter occubuit hoc pignis maestissimus gratissimisque animis DDD. Incolae Britanniarum.'
The full Latin inscription is: 'Viro reverendo ac praenobili Guilhelmo comiti Nelson de Trafalgar vice comiti de Merton nec non omnibus qui eas dignitates jure paterno possidebunt ut monimentum memoriae sacrum praefecti classis Britannicae praeclarissimi fulminis belli navalis Horatii vice comitis Nelson de Nilo qui contra classes et Galliae et Iberiae junctas prope promontorium Trafalgar XII cal.Nov.An.Ab Incarnatione MDCCCV fortiter occubuit hoc pignis maestissimus gratissimisque animis DDD. Incolae Britanniarum.'
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Object Details
| ID: | PLT0094.1 |
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| Type: | Lloyd's Patriotic Fund Vase |
| Display location: | Display - Maritime London Gallery |
| Creator: | Smith, Benjamin; Flaxman, John |
| Date made: | 1807-08; 1807-1808 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 447 mm x 237 mm x 255 mm |
| Parts: | Trafalgar Vase (Lloyd's Patriotic Fund Vase) |