Vinaigrette

Silver vinaigrette commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The hinged lid is engraved with a portrait of Nelson after Lemuel Francis Abbott and has a pricked surface. Inscribed around the portrait is: 'ENGLAND . EXPECTS . EVERY . MAN . WILL . DO . HIS . DUTY.' A floral motif is engraved on the base. The gilded interior has a die-stamped grill with a representation of HMS 'Victory' inscribed: 'VICTORY', 'TRAFR OCTR 21 1805'. There is a short, scrolling thumbpiece to open the box.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0274
Type: Vinaigrette
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Linwood, Matthew; Linwood, Matthew
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: 1805-1806
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: 5 mm x 45 mm x 35 mm
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