Watch stand
Watch stand commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A folk-art carving perhaps inspired by Nelson's Column, completed (minus the lions) in 1843 in Trafalgar Square. A figure representing Nelson stands on the top without a hat or the supporting coil of rope of E. H. Baily's statue there. The plinth is carved with a ship in full sail, an anchor, a cannon and chain shot. The hole for the watch is surrounded by a wreath of oak and laurel, flanked by naval trophies. The whole stands on a base of three steps with a lion on either side.
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0500 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Watch stand |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Mid 19th century |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 665 x 390 x 190 mm |