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Clock case containing a miniature of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A marble clock case with ormolu mounts depicting mourning male and female figures and antique military trophies. It stands on a square base supported by lions with an obelisk placed above. The clock dial has been replaced by a miniature of Nelson, enamelled on copper and inscribed on the reverse: 'Adm Viscount Nelson...Aug 1801. Painted by Henry Bone ARA enamel painter to HRH Prince of Wales - after John Hoppner RA.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0746 |
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| Type: | Clock |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bone, Henry Pierce; Bone, Henry Pierce |
| Date made: | After 1801 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 570 mm x 318 mm x 267 mm;Weight: 33.7 kg |
| Parts: | Clock |