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Toothpick case
Toothpick case said to have been given by Frances, Lady Nelson, to her husband Horatio, Lord Nelson.
18 carat gold toothpick case with a close-fitting hinged lid. The case is of mirror-finish with laurel leaf borders of different coloured golds on the top, bottom and sides. In the centre of the lid is an additional small concealed lid, also laurel-bordered and inscribed 'Cher Souvenir'. It is hinged with a spring catch and inside there are two white enamel plaques lettered in black: 'Home Sweet Home' (damaged), and 'LOVE AND KISSES'. The main lid is hinged and inside the lid is a white enamel plaque lettered in black: 'FRANCES TO REAR ADMIRAL NELSON 1797'.
18 carat gold toothpick case with a close-fitting hinged lid. The case is of mirror-finish with laurel leaf borders of different coloured golds on the top, bottom and sides. In the centre of the lid is an additional small concealed lid, also laurel-bordered and inscribed 'Cher Souvenir'. It is hinged with a spring catch and inside there are two white enamel plaques lettered in black: 'Home Sweet Home' (damaged), and 'LOVE AND KISSES'. The main lid is hinged and inside the lid is a white enamel plaque lettered in black: 'FRANCES TO REAR ADMIRAL NELSON 1797'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0241 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Toothpick case |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Allen, John |
| Date made: | 1798-1799; 1798-99 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Frances Herbert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Presented by Mrs Robert Annan through The Art Fund |
| Measurements: | Overall: 27 x 87 x 13 mm |