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Box
Turned box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The round wooden box is decorated with black lacquer, varnished and painted in oils. A portrait of Nelson wearing a hat, after Lemuel Francis Abbott, is painted on the lid and the sides are decorated with a sea battle. On the base, a wreath, anchor and gun are shown on a rocky shore.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0211 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 x 110 mm |
| Parts: | Box |
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