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Memorial goblet: C.142-1975

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Lead glass, the bowl blown, and wheel-engraved with Admiral Nelson's funeral car and inscribed 'NILE' and 'TRAFALGAR', the reverse inscribed 'IN . MEMORY OF . LORD NELSON JANY . 9 . 1806'. Engraved in form of a ship on wheels, a funerary procession. Knopped stem, raised conical plain foot.

Notes

History note: Ivan Napier Collection

Legal notes

Given by Miss E.H. Bolitho through the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 16.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1975) by Bolitho, E.H., Miss

Dating

19th Century, Early#
Circa 1806 - 1820

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Bowl
Decoration

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 'NILE' and 'TRAFALGAR', the reverse inscribed 'IN . MEMORY OF . LORD NELSON JANY . 9 . 1806'
  • Method of creation: Inscribed

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.142-1975
Primary reference Number: 24974
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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