Doorstop

Doorstop commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) based on the Birmingham monument by Sir Richard Westmacott, erected in 1809. This shows Nelson leaning on a draped anchor with the bows of a warship behind bearing Britannia as its figurehead.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0744
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Doorstop
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Westmacott, after Richard
Date made: After 1809
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 305 x 250 x 70 mm