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.
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Object Details
ID: | JEW0341 |
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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 |