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Box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A turned oak box, decorated with a pattern of concentric grooves. The lid is decorated with a gold-coloured metal ring and plaque in the centre inscribed 'The period the Nelson's Fame can only be the End of Time Obit 21st Oct 1805 in the moment of Victory'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0213 |
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| Type: | Box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | circa 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 x 85 mm |
| Parts: | Box |