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Portrait plaque
Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). An ivory plaque carved in relief with a full-length figure of Nelson, in uniform but with no hat, facing three-quarters left, holding a baton. Part of a mast and halliard is shown behind the figure. A drape is placed across the left arm reaching to the feet. The plaque is mounted in a rectangular, black wooden frame to which an ivory scroll is attached, inscribed 'NELSON'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0629 |
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| Type: | Portrait plaque |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 19th - 20th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 145 mm x 95 mm x 20 mm |