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Vinaigrette
Silver vinaigrette commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The hinged lid is engraved with a portrait of Nelson after Lemuel Francis Abbott and has a pricked surface. Inscribed around the portrait is: 'ENGLAND . EXPECTS . EVERY . MAN . WILL . DO . HIS . DUTY.' A floral motif is engraved on the base. The gilded interior has a die-stamped grill with a representation of HMS 'Victory' inscribed: 'VICTORY', 'TRAFR OCTR 21 1805'. There is a short, scrolling thumbpiece to open the box.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0274 |
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| Type: | Vinaigrette |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Linwood, Matthew; Linwood, Matthew |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 1805-1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | 5 mm x 45 mm x 35 mm |