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Mirror
Giltwood mirror with transfer-printed glass and a top panel is decorated with painted pictures of Nelson in an oval medallion against a line of ships behind and a crocodile below. It is an example of the many commemorative objects manufactured after Nelson’s victory at the Battle of the Nile on 1 August 1798.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA3199 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Mirror |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 635 x 400 x 75 mm |