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Glass and ivory picture
Glass and ivory picture commemorating the battle of the Nile, 1798. A naval battle painted on ivory with a small ship and a boat painted on the reverse of the domed glass cover. The glass has a gold rim and a white inner border. In a circular soapstone frame. Inscription 'ADML NELSON'S VICTORY ON THE 1ST AUGUST 1798.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0405 |
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| Type: | Glass and ivory picture |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | circa 1835 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm x 135 mm |
| Parts: | Glass and ivory picture |