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Watch Balance Cock
Gilt-brass watch cock. The cock is pierced and engraved with a profile portrait depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) along with a number of trophies. The cock is inscribed with the words: 'TRAFALGAR LORD NELSON'.
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Object Details
| ID: | JEW0018 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Watch Balance Cock |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Cape Trafalgar |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm x 22 mm x 3 mm |