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Description: | Muffin dish owned by Nelson's daughter Horatia, later Horatia Nelson Ward (1801-81).
Plain circular muffin dish, the base hollow to contain hot water to heat the dish, and with a filling spout and screw cap. The circular lid is domed with a ball knop. The base and lid are both engraved with two putti holding a ribbon inscribed 'HORATIA 29th Octr 1807'.
29 October was the date given by Lady Hamilton as Horatia's birthday, although it was actually circa 29 January 1801. The dish was a birthday present from Lady Hamilton to Horatia. It descended to Horatia's great grandaughter Miss M. H. Johnson of Tenterden, and was bequeathed by her to the NMM in 1974.
The dish is marked PLT0160.1 and the lid is marked PLT0160.2
caption: Muffin dish | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Horatia Nelson muffin dishes | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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