This flask depicting Admiral Lord Nelson was produced in 1914 in Stoke-on-Trent. Maker's marks and stamps on the base and back of the flask show that the object is part of the Royal Doulton collection and was produced when it was under the royal warrant, shown by the stamp of a lion wearing a crown. The object is a collector's piece and part of the Kingsware collection and was produced for Dewar's whiskey, as shown by the stamp on the back.