Snuff box

Snuff box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The box is rectangular in shape with a hinged lid. The lid is carved with a basket weave pattern and decorated with gold studs. It is mounted with a Tassie cameo portrait of Nelson, glazed and in a gold mount. The cameo is signed by the maker on the termination of the right arm 'Tassie 1805'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0290
Type: Snuff box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Tassie, James
Date made: 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 25 x 60 x 45 mm