Mirror

Giltwood mirror with transfer-printed glass and a top panel is decorated with painted pictures of Nelson in an oval medallion against a line of ships behind and a crocodile below. It is an example of the many commemorative objects manufactured after Nelson’s victory at the Battle of the Nile on 1 August 1798.

Object Details

ID: AAA3199
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Mirror
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1798
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 635 x 400 x 75 mm