Box

A box with carved decoration on the edges. At the centre of the lid is a metal disc with a profile image of Horatio Nelson and the inscription reads: HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON. K. B. DUKE OF BRONTE. &. The metal plaque is surrounded by a carved laurel wreath design. Incised on the base of the box is the inscription: H.M.S. VICTORY.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0214
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Boulton, Matthew
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 21 Oct 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio; Bonaparte, Napoleon
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 90 x 305 x 170 mm