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Glass and ivory picture
Glass and ivory picture depicting the battle of the Nile, 1798. The battle is painted on ivory and on the reverse of the domed glass cover, a dismasted French ship is shown in the centre of the composition. On the stern of the right hand ship 'CULLODEN. In the sky 'LORD NELSON'S VICTORY'. In a circular, soapstone frame with a suspension ring.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0400 |
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| Type: | Glass and ivory picture |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Vessels: | Culloden (1783) |
| Date made: | circa 1835 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 mm x 130 mm |
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