Black Basalt Wedgwood Bust of Horatio Nelson

Dated 1798
11 ¼ x 6 7/8 x 4 ¾ inches
 
   

Black Basalt Wedgwood Bust of Horatio Nelson
 

Dated 1798
11 ¼ x 6 7/8 x 4 ¾ inches
 
   

Black basalt stoneware half-length bust of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson by Josiah Wedgwood & Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Shown in rear-admiral's full-dress uniform, with one Naval gold medal incised 'NILE' and the ribbon and star of the Order of the Bath.

Inscribed on the reverse 'NELSON', 'Wedgwood', 'Pubd July 22nd 1798 R. Shout Sct Holborn'.One of these black basalt stoneware Wedgwood busts of Nelson is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.