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Silver suger bowl and cover
Said to be a porringer used by Nelson as a child to eat porridge or gruel, but has the appearance of a sugar bowl and cover of the period.
Small plain round silver bowl standing on a small foot, with a close-fitting slightly domed lid and a flat knop. The Nelson association is made more likely by its provenance through Miss Joyce Horatia Eyre-Matcham, who was descended from Nelson's sister Catherine.
Small plain round silver bowl standing on a small foot, with a close-fitting slightly domed lid and a flat knop. The Nelson association is made more likely by its provenance through Miss Joyce Horatia Eyre-Matcham, who was descended from Nelson's sister Catherine.
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Object details
| ID: | PLT0122 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Sugar bowl and cover (or porringer?) |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | C or G |
| Date made: | 1750-1751; 1750-51 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 100 x 105 mm |
| Parts: | Silver suger bowl and cover |