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Portrait plaque
Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A circular copper plaque with an embossed portrait of Nelson, in profile facing left. In unifom, but with no hat, the shoulders draped. It is mounted in a square black frame, the suspension ring has a rose and thistle attachment. It is inscribed: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON BORN 29 SEPR 1758'. Also inscribed with the makers' initials 'M & P'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0596 |
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| Type: | Portrait plaque |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | M & P; Marchant, Nathaniel |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 117 mm x 105 mm x 10 mm |