Handle plate

Oval handle plate commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the battle of the Nile, 1798. Embossed with a foul anchor in the centre, a ship the left and a cornucopia to the right within a beaded border. Inscribed 'NELSON LORD OF THE NILE'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0719
Type: Handle plate
Display location: Not on display
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: 70 x 85 x 15 mm
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