Brooch

Bloodstone cameo contained within a rectangular gold brooch setting. The cameo is decorated with a profile portrait depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), executed in white vitreous paste.

Object Details

ID: JEW0287
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Brooch
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: early 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatia
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection
Measurements: Overall: 32 x 25 mm