A massive commemorative glass goblet 19th century

A massive commemorative glass goblet 19th century, the rounded bowl engraved with a titled portrait of General Sir David Baird, underneath inscribed 'Captured Cape of Good Hope 1806', the reverse with a three-masted ship at sea, raised on a moulded multiple knop stem, 35cm.

This goblet was probably made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Baird's victory during the Napoleonic Wars.

Provenance: from the estate of the late Christopher Sheppard.