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Box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A round, black lacquered box. The lid is painted with a portrait of Nelson (after Lemuel Francis Abbott). The base is painted with an anchor, gun, shot and a laurel wreath. The edge of the base and the lid with gilt metal mounts.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0216 |
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| Type: | Box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm x 95 mm |
| Parts: | Box |