Portrait plaque

A portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Carved from ivory showing the subject facing left, in uniform and without a hat. It is mounted on a red velvet background in an oval turned wooden frame with a suspension ring.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0589
Type: Portrait plaque
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio; Walter, John Henry Fraser
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 150 mm x 110 mm x 25 mm