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Curtain tie
Curtain tie (or pull-knob for a door) commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in gilt brass. It is circular in shape and stamped with a foul anchor within a border of foliage. It is inscribed 'NELSON LORD OF THE NILE'. There is a carriage-screw for attachment at the small end.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0703 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Curtain tie |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 75 x 50 mm |