Tobacco box

Tobacco box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The lid is cast and the sides are turned. In the centre of the lid, a profile portrait of Nelson facing left inscribed|: 'ADMIRAL NELSON'. 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY. TRAFALGAR OCT XXI MDCCCV.' The sides are plain except for a band of milled decoration, the base is plain. Probably a reproduction.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0315
Type: Tobacco box
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1905 ?
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm x 75 mm
Parts: Tobacco box