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Handle plate
Oval handle plate commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the battle of the Nile, 1798. Embossed with a foul anchor in the centre, a ship the left and a cornucopia to the right within a beaded border. Inscribed 'NELSON LORD OF THE NILE'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0719 |
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| Type: | Handle plate |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 70 x 85 x 15 mm |