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Toilet box
A round, ivory box with a flat top and base and circular sides. It is decorated with rows of beading. There is a mirror inside. The box is inscribed: 'HN to EH 1804'. Reputedly given by Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton but probably bogus.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0165 |
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| Type: | Toilet box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1804 ? |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Hamilton, Emma |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Malcolm Stewart Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm x 67 mm |