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Locket
Oval locket, contained within a glazed, gold alloy setting. On the front of the locket is a miniature, painted on ivory depicting a seaman pointing to a warship in the background, inscribed above the image are the words 'NELSON FOR EVER'. There is a compartment at the back of the locket, which is lined with white petersham and contains a lock of blond hair.
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Object Details
| ID: | JEW0198 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Locket |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| Exhibition: | Nelson, Navy, Nation |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 57 x 32 mm |
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