Snuff box

Round silver snuff box, in repoussé work on the lid, a profile portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) facing left with caption 'ADMIRAL LD NELSON BORN SEPTR 1758'. Inscribed on the base between two oak branches 'CONQUEROR AT ABOUKIR. 1 AUGT 1798 COPENHAGEN APRIL 1801 TRAFALGAR 21 OCTR. 1805. WHERE HE GLORIOUSLY FELL'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0289
Type: Snuff box
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801
Date made: circa 1806
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 16 x 32 mm
Parts: Snuff box