Box

Box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A round wooden box with a screw lid containing two white metal tokens. Obverse: a profile bust of Nelson facing left, 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY'. Reverse: 'ABOUKIR 14 ENG DEFEATED 15 FRENCH 10 TAKEN 2 BURNT AUG 1 1798.'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0224
Type: Box
Display location: Not on display
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: Early 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 15 mm x 30 mm
Parts: Box