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Box
A tortoiseshell box with gilt mounts and a hinged lid. On the lid is a glazed miniature painted on ivory of Nelson and Lady Hamilton, in a silver mount. The Nelson portrait is based on one of Lemuel Abbott's.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0215 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Late 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Hamilton, Emma |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 x 70 x 50 mm |