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.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0500
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