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Tobacco box base
Tobacco box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A round box, made of embossed sheet brass. On the base of the box shows an urn on a plinth inscribed: 'BASTIA ABOVKIR COPENHAGEN'. A mourning Britaniia with lion, union shield and spear to the left; Neptune on the right, draws back a veil from the urn to reveal the letters 'HN'. Legend: 'IN LIFE VICTORIOUS IN DEATH TRIUMPHANT.' Exergue:MDCCCV'. 'PWF'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0308.1 |
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| Type: | Tobacco box base |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 52 mm;Overall: 10 mm |
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Tobacco box
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