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Music box
Music box with one barrel fitted into a wooden case. Naval actions between British and French ships are painted on the lid and sides. On the front, a head and shoulders portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Behind him, the Union Flag and a naval battle, 'PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT' on a ribbon below. 'HMS CANOPUS WARD ROOM' painted inside the lid.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA6347 |
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| Type: | Music box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Canopus (captured 1798) |
| Date made: | Before 1887 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 410 x 260 x 200 mm |
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