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Watch stand
Brass watch stand in the form of a monument commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and his victories at the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar. The pyramid on the top is decorated in relief with a profile portrait of Nelson within a wreath of laurel flanked by two Greek sphinxes. The hole for the watch face is in the centre of the plinth below, with an oak branch suspended by a ribbon on either side. It is inscribed 'NILE COPENHAGEN TRAFALGAR OCT 21 1805'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0745 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Watch stand |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 225 x 150 x 7 mm |