Box

Box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A black lacquered box. The lid is covered with an engraving of Nelson on paper, the image facing 3/4 right. Inscribed around the top: 'Horatio Lord Visct Nelson of the Nile.'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0217
Type: Box
Display location: Not on display
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Date made: After 1798
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 20 x 81 mm
Parts: Box