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Glass and ivory picture
Glass and ivory picture commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). An ivory plaque painted with a tomb with an urn on top inscribed 'TO NELSON'. a weeping willow with four cypresses behind. The tomb is in relief and decorated with small beads and thread. The glass has a gold and black border The whole in a circular gilt frame.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0412 |
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| Type: | Glass and ivory picture |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | ca. 1805; circa 1835 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 15 x 85 mm |