Ornament

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Black basalt model based on Nelson's column. It disassembles into seven pieces - the base, column and figure with four separate lions. The four neo-classical reliefs on the base differ from those on the actual monument and symbolise music, literature, the fine arts and medicine. Figure is damaged.

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Object Details

ID:	AAA5048
Collection:	Decorative art
Type:	Ornament
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd
Date made:	1917
People:	Nelson, Horatio; Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 550 x 400 x 400 mm
Parts:	Ornament Model of Nelson's column - figure (Ornament) (AAA5048.1) Model of Nelson's column - column (Ornament) (AAA5048.2) Model of Nelson's column - base (Ornament) (AAA5048.3) Model of Nelson's column - lion (Ornament) (AAA5048.4) Model of Nelson's column - lion (Ornament) (AAA5048.5) Model of Nelson's column - lion (Ornament) (AAA5048.6) Model of Nelson's column - lion (Ornament) (AAA5048.7)