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'.
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0290 |
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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 |