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Box
A box with carved decoration on the edges. At the centre of the lid is a metal disc with a profile image of Horatio Nelson and the inscription reads: HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON. K. B. DUKE OF BRONTE. &. The metal plaque is surrounded by a carved laurel wreath design. Incised on the base of the box is the inscription: H.M.S. VICTORY.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0214 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Boulton, Matthew |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 21 Oct 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Bonaparte, Napoleon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 90 x 305 x 170 mm |
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