Snuff box

Snuff box said to belong to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A square wooden box containing a circular cork snuff box, full of snuff with a silver plate on the lid incribed: 'HORATIO NELSON 1796'. '1' painted on the box.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0295
Type: Snuff box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1796
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 mm x 100 mm
Parts: Snuff box