Brooch
Copper brooch made in the shape of 'HMS Victory'. The back of the brooch is engraved with the words 'CENTENARY MEMENTO OF THE DEATH OF NELSON 1805, OCT 21ST 1905. CONTAINING COPPER FROM H.M.S. VICTORY THE GIFT OF THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY TO THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILORS SOCIETY E.R.VII'.
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Object Details
ID: | JEW0285 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Brooch |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
Date made: | 1905 |
People: | Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty; Nelson, Horatio British & Foreign Sailors Society |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 10 mm x 30 mm x 34 mm |
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