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.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0467
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
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