Commemorative Bowl, Admiral Lord Nelson

Item Number: D55
Shape Type: Bowl
Pattern Name: Conversation
Date: c. 1800-1810
Dimensions:  Diameter: 8.75 in
Maker: Unknown
Description:
A commemorative pearlware bowl with pedestal, 8.75 inch diameter. This commemorative pattern is printed in underglaze blue. In the centre, a portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) with ships on the horizon behind him. The portrait is flanked by trophies surrounded by floral wreaths. Around it is the inscription ‘ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY’, ‘ADMIRAL LORD NELSON’, ‘Copenhagen Nile 1798’, ‘Trafalgar 1805’. Above the portrait, within a laurel wreath, is the verse: ‘Shew me my Country’s Foes,/The Hero cry’d;/He saw-He faught [sic]-He conquer’d,/And he di’d.’ This is continued below ‘Dear to his Country,/shall his Mem’ry live;/But sorrow drown’s the Joy,/His Deeds should give.’ The same Chinoiserie border pattern was used on both the inside and outside of the bowl. This border consists of two large insects and a number of smaller insects in reserves surrounded by geometric and floral motifs. The rim of the bowl is enameled in brown. circa 1806
An identical bowl is found in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Walter Collection
The piece is unmarked. The Cambrian Pottery is considered a possible maker.
Condition: Very Good. one minor tiny chip to the enameling on the rim.