Nelson commerative blue and white pitcher and his ship HMS.Victory

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£1150

Dated: 1805 Swansea Wales UK

Nelson commemorative pottery pitcher with underglaze prints of his portrait, the ship Victory and emblems with a cartouche listing his illustrious Titles. A rare large version attributed to the Swansea Pottery South Wales. NOTES The British Navy fought the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815). Twenty-seven British ships led by Amiral Lord Nelson aboard HMS Victory defeated thirty-three French and Spanish ships. The battle took place in the Atlantic just west of  Cape Trafalgar. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost twenty-two ships, and the British lost none. The victory confirmed the naval supremacy Britain had established during the eighteenth century, and it was achieved in part through Nelson's departure from the prevailing naval tactical protocol of the day.  Conventional practice at the time was for opposing fleets to engage each other in single parallel lines in order to facilitate signaling and disengagement and to maximize fields of fire and target areas. Nelson instead arranged his ships into two columns to sail perpendicularly into the enemy fleet's line. During the battle, Nelson was shot by a French musketeer, and he died shortly before the battle ended. (Wikipedia).

Dimensions: 8.85 inches high, 10.5 inches wide

Current Condition: Professional restoration at spout.

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Description

Nelson commemorative pottery pitcher with underglaze prints of his portrait, the ship Victory and emblems with a cartouche listing his illustrious Titles. A rare large version attributed to the Swansea Pottery South Wales.

NOTES

The British Navy fought the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).

Twenty-seven British ships led by Amiral Lord Nelson aboard HMS Victory defeated thirty-three French and Spanish ships. The battle took place in the Atlantic just west of  Cape Trafalgar. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost twenty-two ships, and the British lost none.

The victory confirmed the naval supremacy Britain had established during the eighteenth century, and it was achieved in part through Nelson’s departure from the prevailing naval tactical protocol of the day.  Conventional practice at the time was for opposing fleets to engage each other in single parallel lines in order to facilitate signaling and disengagement and to maximize fields of fire and target areas. Nelson instead arranged his ships into two columns to sail perpendicularly into the enemy fleet’s line. During the battle, Nelson was shot by a French musketeer, and he died shortly before the battle ended. (Wikipedia).

Additional information

Dimensions 10.5 × 8.85 in