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Description: | 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. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | Horatio Nelson vinaigrettes Victory 1765 (HMS) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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