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Snuff box
Snuff box said to have been given by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson to Emma Hamilton.
Small rectangular gold and enamel box with canted corners. The lid has a cloisonné enamel decorative border in blue, white and green, surrounding a classical landscape with pillars, a fountain, a lake and mountains depicted in full colour. The edges of the box are gold with decorative borders and corners.
Inside the lid is a cursive inscription: 'Dear Emma from N B', the 'NB' monogram being behind a viscount's coronet.
Small rectangular gold and enamel box with canted corners. The lid has a cloisonné enamel decorative border in blue, white and green, surrounding a classical landscape with pillars, a fountain, a lake and mountains depicted in full colour. The edges of the box are gold with decorative borders and corners.
Inside the lid is a cursive inscription: 'Dear Emma from N B', the 'NB' monogram being behind a viscount's coronet.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0283 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Snuff box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 18th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Hamilton, Emma |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 17 mm x 43 mm x 32 mm |