Handle plate

Handle plate commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). An oval furniture plate, embossed with a key pattern border, a profile portrait of Nelson in the centre facing right. This is flanked by a warship the the right and naval trophies to the left and is inscribed 'TRAFALGAR'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0713
Type: Handle plate
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: Early 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 65 x 105 x 15 mm