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Snuff box
Snuff box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A round silver box with a lid, decorated in repoussé work with a profile potrait of Nelson facing left. An inscription on the lid reads: 'ADMIRAL LD NELSON BORN 29TH SEPTR 1758.' On the base: 'CONQUEROR AT ABOUKIR 1 AUGT. 1798. COPENHAGEN 2 APRIL 1801. TRAFALGAR 21 OCTR. 1805 WHERE HE GLORIOUSLY FELL.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0294 |
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| Type: | Snuff box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | After 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 22 mm x 34 mm |
| Parts: | Snuff box |