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Box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A round oak box, the lid painted with a head and shoulders portrait of Nelson after Hoppner. Printed on a label inside: 'Capt C. F. Vande Byl, 16th (the Queen's) Lancers, Cavalry Club.' Written on the back: 'The oak of this box is part of a plank severed by a 36lb shot from the starboard gunnel of the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar 21st Oct. 1805.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0209 |
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| Type: | Box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm x 100 mm |
| Parts: | Box |