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Tobacco box
Tobacco box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A circular box and lid made of stamped gilt brass. The lid has a profile portrait of Nelson facing left within a border of key pattern and beading, inscribed 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON BORN 29 SEPTR 1758'. Around the sides are eight panels depicting (a) a lion (b) a drum, sword and banners (c) a naval crown, trident and steering oar with oak branches behind (d) the Union shield, a rudder and oak leaves (e) three guns, shot, a Union flag, anchor and oak branches (f) a gun and naval trophies (g) a ship's stern (h) an anchor. The base has a border of key pattern and beading. In the centre is inscribed within oak branches 'CONQUEROR AT ABOUKIR 1 AUGT 1798. COPENHAGEN 2 APRIL 1801 TRAFALGAR 21 OCTR 1805 WHERE HE GLORIOUSLY FELL'. It is signed by the makers on the base 'M & P FECIT'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0320 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Tobacco box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pingo, Lewis; Marchant, Nathaniel |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | After 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 26 x 75 mm |
| Parts: | Tobacco box |