HMS. Northumberland Ship plate with blue shell edge border by Dixon Austin Sunderland circa 1815

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£775

Dated: 1815 Sunderland England

A rare commemorative Napleon related pearlware plate with blue shell edged border with an underglaze transfer print of HMS Northumberland a 74 gun ship from The British fleet. The ship had an illustrious history and famously took Napoleon on his last voyage to exile on the island of St.Helena in 1815. The print shows the ship arriving at St.Helena. The plate is inscribed with the initial H.C, the reverse is impressed with the mark of Dixon Austin Co who were based in Sunderland in the North East of England.

Diameter: 10 inches

Current Condition: Fine condition with no restoration.

Provenance: Private Collection of a lady in Chelmsford, Essex England.

Literature: Northumberland received a measure of fame when she transported Napoleon I into captivity on the Island of Saint Helena. Napoleon had surrendered to Captain Frederick Maitland of HMS Bellerophon, on 15 July 1815 and was then transported to Plymouth.[7] Napoleon was transferred in Tor Bay, Devon from the Bellerophon to the Northumberland for his final voyage to St. Helena because concerns were expressed about the suitability of the ageing ship. HMS Northumberland was therefore selected instead.

£775    $1046

Description

A rare commemorative Napleon related pearlware plate with blue shell edged border with an underglaze transfer print of HMS Northumberland a 74 gun ship from The British fleet.
The ship had an illustrious history and famously took Napoleon on his last voyage to exile on the island of St.Helena in 1815. The print shows the ship arriving at St.Helena.
The plate is inscribed with the initial H.C, the reverse is impressed with the mark of Dixon Austin Co who were based in Sunderland in the North East of England.