Beaker

Horn beaker commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. It has a silver rim and the surface is engraved with the ships of the opposing fleets at Trafalgar, a coastline shown in the distance. Inscribed around the base: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON'S ATTACK UPON THE COMBINED FLEET OFF TRAFALGAR OCTR 21ST 1805'. Above: 'CAPE TRAFALGAR', 'SANTISSIMA TRINIDAD', 'VICTORY'. It is signed by the maker 'N. SPILMAN SCULP YARMO'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0435
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Beaker
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Spilman, Nathaniel
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Vessels: Santissima Trinidad fl.1805 (Spanish navy); Victory (1765)
Date made: 21 September 1811
People: Ely, R.; Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Lionel Preston Collection
Measurements: Overall: 118 x 75 mm
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