Impression

Wax seal impression, which is decorated with a profile portrait depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), and inscribed with the words 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY'. The seal impression is contained within a turned wooden box.

Object Details

ID: JEW0299
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Impression
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Brook
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 15 mm; Diameter: 44 mm
Parts: Impression