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Glass and ivory picture
Glass and ivory picture commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and showing a naval battle. A battle scene painted on ivory including a ship on fire. On the reverse of the domed glass cover, two boats with the occupants waving. The glass cover has a gold and white border top and bottom. The whole in a soapstone frame. Inscription: 'LORD NELSON VICTORY' (N's reversed).
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0403 |
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| Type: | Glass and ivory picture |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1835 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 mm x 90 mm |