Not currently on display at the V&A

Plate

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

Plate of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. In the middle are the arms of Lord Nelson, and on the rim are the words "Nelson, San Josef" and "Nelson, Aboukir" in gold. The inscriptions on the rim are separated by oak-leaves and acorns in panels.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Hard Paste Porcelain
Enamel
Painted
Gilt
Brief description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, French, 19th century
Physical description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. In the middle are the arms of Lord Nelson, and on the rim are the words "Nelson, San Josef" and "Nelson, Aboukir" in gold. The inscriptions on the rim are separated by oak-leaves and acorns in panels.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
It was previously attributed to be made by the factory of Flight and Barr about 1802, as part of a service made for presentation to Lord Nelson (whose arms it bears) after the battle of Copenhagen. (See references)
Subjects depicted
Oak Leaf
Acorns
Coats of Arms
Nelson, Horatio (Lord)
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of a collection of royal historical armorial china and coronation glass, the property of C. Wentworth Wass, lent for exhibition at the galleries of T. Goode & Co., London 1898. London: Thos. Goode & Co., 1898, pl. IV (No. 61).
  • Fisher, Standley W., "An interesting Nelson bowl," in Apollo LVIII, Sept 1953, p. 66.
  • Hobson, R. L. Worcester porcelain. London : Bernard Quaritch, 1910, p. 149.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3313-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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