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Snuff box made from H.M.S. 'Victory'
Oak snuff box that is oval shaped with pointed at both ends. It has a hinged lid and silver mounts. There is an urn-shaped silver plate on the base inscribed 'Sacred to Nelson'. Inscribed on the silvered lid: ' H P Fleetwood This box form'd part of the Victory of 110 guns in which the immortal Nelson defeated the combined fleets of France and Spain off Trafalgar 21 October 1805.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0581 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Snuff box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 19th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm x 65 mm x 48 mm |