Box

A tortoiseshell box with gilt mounts and a hinged lid. On the lid is a glazed miniature painted on ivory of Nelson and Lady Hamilton, in a silver mount. The Nelson portrait is based on one of Lemuel Abbott's.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0215
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Late 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio; Hamilton, Emma
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 35 x 70 x 50 mm
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