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Port bottle
Bottle of Port, still corked, sealed and retaining its contents. It is in a wicker basket which may be a later addition. See RUSI Catalogue 1924, 104 'being a portion of Lord Nelson's cellar in HMS Victory during the battle of Trafalgar. It was purchased from the executors [of Lady Nelson] - Given by Spencer Weston Esq'.
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Object Details
| ID: | GGG0467 |
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| Type: | Port bottle |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 299 x 80 mm |