Snuff box

Snuff box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A round silver box with a lid, decorated in repoussé work with a profile potrait of Nelson facing left. An inscription on the lid reads: 'ADMIRAL LD NELSON BORN 29TH SEPTR 1758.' On the base: 'CONQUEROR AT ABOUKIR 1 AUGT. 1798. COPENHAGEN 2 APRIL 1801. TRAFALGAR 21 OCTR. 1805 WHERE HE GLORIOUSLY FELL.'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0294
Type: Snuff box
Display location: Not on display
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: After 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 22 mm x 34 mm
Parts: Snuff box
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