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Turned box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The round wooden box is decorated with black lacquer, varnished and painted in oils. A portrait of Nelson wearing a hat, after Lemuel Francis Abbott, is painted on the lid and the sides are decorated with a sea battle. On the base, a wreath, anchor and gun are shown on a rocky shore.
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Object Details

ID: OBJ0211
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Early 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 35 x 110 mm
Parts: Box