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Description: | The collection includes ceramics, costume and textiles, furniture, paintings, drawings and sculpture. The ceramics are 18th -20th century English, continental and oriental commemorative fine and coarse wares illustrating the influence of the Royal Navy on British life. Also naval ceramics used by naval personnel, mid 19th century Staffordshire commemoratives of the British sailor and Royal Navy. Lambert -Mc Carthy collection on loan of respresentative late 18th and mid 19th century ceramics and glassware commemorating Nelson and hid battles.Costume and textiles is unifroms of all ranks and rates including caps, cocked hats, epaulettes, storage tins and dress items, mainly post 1920 with some World War I and late 19th century. A few complete rating's uniforms, but many accessories especially cap tallies and badges. The drawings, paintings and sculpture from earliest to present, but mainly 18th, 19th and 20th centuries especially prints and engravings. The furniture is sea-going of 18th-20th century and pieces associated with personalitiesespecially Nelson's cabin furniture. | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | HM Naval Base (PP66)
Portsmouth Hampshire United Kingdom,
PO1 3NH | FAX: | 01705 727 575 | Telephone: | 01705 727 562 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:4516 | Go to resource |
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