E5917

Pilgrim flask Long Caption: Pilgrim flask, a circular, flat earthenware bottle with a neck. The flask is glazed brown with moulded decoration. In the centre is a basket of flowers, with rose sprays around the edge. At the bottom is the figure of a dancing nymph holding a branch, and a sceptre based on a wall painting at Pompeii. On the neck is a full length figure representing Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) wearing a hat and holding a speaking trumpet. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Walter Collection Object: AAA4981 Artist: unknown Date: unknown Medium: earthenware Size: 250 mm x 200 mm x 40 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.