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Intaglio
Mauve glass intaglio engraved with a profile portrait depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A garter ribbon inscribed with the words 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY' surrounds the portrait.
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Object Details
| ID: | JEW0076 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Intaglio |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 14 mm x 25 mm x 22 mm |