Pin

Semi-transparent square fawn glass cameo mounted on the head of a gold pin. The pin has a partly twisted stem, while the cameo is decorated with a portrait depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), executed in white vitreous paste.

Object Details

ID: JEW0325
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Pin
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: early 19th century
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 65 x 15 x 10 mm