Ornament
One of a pair of flat-backed gilded, carved wooden dolphins. The front of the dolphin is resting on a block of wood that has diagonal pattern. The dolphins tail, s-curves up with the tail at the top, with a broken front pectoral fin. The back of the ornament is undecorated and has three lugs, for attachement to a wall; the bottom lug is broken.
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0466 |
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Type: | Ornament |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | Before 1825 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 265 mm x 205 mm x 50 mm |