Seal

Pinchbeck fob seal set with a cornelian intaglio. The intaglio is engraved with a profile portrait depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and is inscribed with the name 'TRAFALGAR'.

Object Details

ID: JEW0094
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Seal
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Places: Cape Trafalgar
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: Early 19th century
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 36 x 28 x 22 mm