Model of Nelson's column - base
Black basalt model based on Nelson's column. It disassembles into seven pieces - the base, column and figure with four separate lions. The four neo-classical reliefs on the base differ from those on the actual monument and symbolise music, literature, the fine arts and medicine.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA5048.3 |
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Type: | Ornament |
Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
Creator: | Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd |
Date made: | 1917 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Wedgwood, Josiah |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 170 x 130 x 130 mm |
Parts: |
Ornament
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