Plaque

Vitreous paste cameo plaque mounted on a circular blue glass base. The cameo is decorated with a profile portrait depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The cameo is flanked by two cornucopia made of gold and silver paper, (the fruit is made of pearls) set within a border of seed pearls (the 'pearls' are small glass beads painted silver) and gold wire. The whole of the plaque is glazed by a domed glass cover.

Object Details

ID: JEW0341
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Plaque
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: early 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 9 mm; Diameter: 86 mm