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Tobacco box
Tobacco box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A round brass box box made of embossed brass sheet. On the lid, a profile portrait of Nelson facing left inscribed: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON'. The sides are decorated with a Greek key pattern and the base is plain with a border of rope twist.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0326 |
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| Type: | Tobacco box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 22 mm x 58 mm |
| Parts: | Tobacco box |