Art Funded
Freedom box
© Portsmouth City Museums and Record Service
James Morisset (-1815)
City Museum and Records
1797
Presented to acknowledge Captain Calder's role at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, Feb 1797 where he was Captain of the Flag Ship 'Victory'. The enamel on the cover shows the defeat of the Spanish fleet; the engraving on the bottom depicts the flagship of Admiral Jervis.
- Medium: gold & enamel
- Dimensions: 3 x 11 x 7 cm
- Art Fund Grant: £3250 ( Total: £24,500)
- ArtFunded in: 1977
Provenance
Presented to Robert Calder by the City of London,1797.
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