Brooch
Glazed, rectangular, gold alloy brooch, with canted corners. The brooch contains a miniature, painted in monochrome on ivory, with a depiction of a kneeling female figure mourning over an urn. The depiction also contains an eternal flame which is inscribed with the words 'Nelson 1805'. There is an empty compartment at the back of the brooch, which is lined with silk.
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Object Details
ID: | JEW0282 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Brooch |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1806 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm |