Seal

Six-sided brass seal, each one of the seal's six sides is decorated with a portrait of a famous man. The men depicted on the seal are 1) Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 2) Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), 3) George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824), 4) John Milton (1608-1674), 5) Sir Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore (1785-1856) and 6) William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848).

Object Details

ID: JEW0085
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Seal
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Mid 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio; Wellesley, Arthur Byron, George Gordon Milton, John of Lahore, Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge Viscount Melbourne, William Lamb, 2nd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 15 mm x 16 mm x 16 mm