Tray

Oval tray depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The black lacquered tray has a border of gold foliage arabesques and is inlaid with mother-of-pearl. There is a portrait of Lord Nelson after Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760-1802) painted in oils in the centre within a laurel wreath border.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0684
Type: Tray
Display location: Not on display
Date made: Early 19th century; early nineteenth century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 45 x 765 x 610 mm