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Seal
Silver desk seal with an ivory handle. The seal is decorated with a depiction of the arms of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in use between 1798-1801, and a baron's coronet. It is said that Nelson used the seal at the Battle of Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. See also JEW0396 for the wax seal impressions made by this seal.
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Object Details
| ID: | JEW0078 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Seal |
| Display location: | Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery |
| Creator: | H., S. |
| Places: | Copenhagen |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 |
| Date made: | 1800 |
| Exhibition: | Nelson, Navy, Nation |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 100 x 40 x 40 mm |