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).
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Object Details
ID: | JEW0085 |
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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 |