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Cameo
Black vitreous paste cameo mounted on a watch glass. The cameo is decorated with a depiction of an urn along with a female figure who is holding a shield and whose left arm is missing. The shield is inscribed with the words 'ADM LORD NELSON DIED IN THE GLORIOUS BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR OCTR 21 1805'.
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Object Details
| ID: | JEW0343 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Cameo |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | circa 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm; Diameter: 32 mm |
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