Model coach and horses

Model coach and two horses in metal plate, painted with a driver and passenger. A mechanism makes the horses bob up and down when the toy is pulled along. It reputedly belonged to Nelson's daughter Horatia but it has a very dubious provenance.

Object Details

ID: REL0111
Collection: Relics
Type: Model coach and horses
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1850
People: Nelson, Horatia; Palmer, Hubert Hardy, Pamela
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection
Measurements: Overall: 125 mm x 210 mm x 55 mm