English pottery pearlware pitcher commemorating Nelson and Collingwood’s ship the Royal Sovereign.

Dated: 1805 England

An English pottery pearlware commemorative jug with underglaze crisp and good quality transfer prints of Admiral Nelson and Admiral Collingwood's flagship at the battle of Trafalgar the Royal Sovereign. The images are decorated with enamel colors, the rim with two bands in dark orange on either side of a yellow band, and the pitcher's base has a ribbed pattern. There is a very interesting and charming poem hand-painted which reads " Sarah Palfrey is my name, England is my Nation.How very kind my parents was to give me education. Castle Donington". Amusing to see the word "was" used instead of "were," as Sarah was educated, so in her defense, the grammatical error could be attributed to the decorater of the piece.

Dimensions: 8.25 inches high

Current Condition: Small professional restoration to chip at the side of the spout otherwise in very clean crisp condition.

Literature: Wikipedia.Under Admiral Collingwood, she was the first ship of the fleet in action at Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, she led one column of warships; Nelson's Victory led the other. Due to the re-coppering of her hull prior to her arrival off Cádiz, Royal Sovereign was a considerably better sailer in the light winds present that day than other vessels, and pulled well ahead of the rest of the fleet. As she cut the enemy line alone and engaged the Spanish three decker, Santa Ana, Nelson pointed to her and said, 'See how that noble fellow Collingwood carries his ship into action!' At approximately the same moment, Collingwood remarked to his captain, Edward Rotheram, 'What would Nelson give to be here?'[

£1650    $2227