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Handle plate
Gilt-brass handle plate commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). An oval furniture plate, stamped with a key pattern border and a profile portrait of Nelson in the centre facing right. This is flanked by a warship to the right and naval trophies to the left and is inscribed 'TRAFALGAR'. The related handle and bolt fittings are missing.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0712 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Handle plate |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | circa 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 65 x 105 x 15 mm |