Bone china plate printed with a full-colour illustration after P. J. de Loutherbourg showing Lord Howe's flagship 'Queen Charlotte' engaging the French 'Montagne'. The cobalt blue border is decorated with gold stars and a formalised rope design with insets of anchors. Britannia is shown at the top of the picture in the centre. The back is printed with the National Maritime Museum's three anchor crest and 'THE MARITIME ENGLAND PLATES No. 1. THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE, 1794. This plate depicts Lord Howe's dismasted flagship, the Queen Charlotte, flanked by French warships after the battle on June 1st 1794. Produced with the approval of the National Maritime Museum, this edition is limited to two thousand plates of which this is number 1.' The maker's name is printed on the reverse and the plate is in its original box.Spode Ltd.
