Turned oak box made from H.M.S. 'Victory'
A turned oak box with a lid. Under domed glass in the centre of the lid, a cameo profile of Nelson in white vitreous paste. A circular gold plate inside the lid is inscribed: 'H.B.M.S. VICTORY Trafalgar 21 Oct'r. 1805.'
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Object Details
ID: | REL0596 |
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Collection: | Relics |
Type: | Box |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
Date made: | 19th century |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Parts: | Turned oak box made from H.M.S. 'Victory' |