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Bust
A Parian ware bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) on a round socle after the marble bust by John Flaxman. He is depicted in rear-admiral's full-dress uniform with the stars of the orders of the Crescent, St Ferdinand and the Bath wearing the Naval gold medals for St Vincent and the Nile with a thrird impressed 'NILE 1 AUGUST 1789'). The maker's name is impressed on the reverse.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA5968 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Bust |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | W. T. Copeland & Sons Ltd; W. T. Copeland & Sons Ltd |
| Date made: | After 1847 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Flaxman, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 295 x 205 x 110 mm |
| Parts: | Bust |