Tobacco box

Tobacco box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). On the lid, a profile portrait of Nelson facing left, inscribed: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON BORN 29TH SEPTR 1758' within a beaded border. On the base, surrounded by oak branches, is the inscription: 'CONQUEROR AT ABOUKIR 1 AUGT 1798 COPENHAGEN 2 APRIL 1801 TRAFALGAR 21 OCTR 1805 WHERE HE GLORIOUSLY FELL.' The maker's initials: 'M & P FECIT' are on the base and 'M & P' on the lid.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0333
Type: Tobacco box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pingo, Lewis; Marchant, Nathaniel
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1 Aug 1798; 2 Apr 1801 21 Oct 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 25 mm x 56 mm
Parts: Tobacco box
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