Box lid
An oval tortoiseshell box lid attached to a metal mount, which is hinged and seperated from the base of the box. Set into the lid is an oval, watercolour miniature of a male sitter with powdered white hair that is tied back with a black ribbon. The sitter is wearing a white neckcloth and a cream jacket with gold braiding and buttons. The miniature is glazed and has a metal frame, which is patterned. Inside the lid is a gilt plaque, which is inscribed: 'Presented by H. NELSON R.N. to Captn Berry R.N. as a memento of Aboukir Bay 1798'.
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0173.2 |
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Type: | Box lid |
Display location: | Not on display |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 18 mm x 89 mm x 70 mm |
Parts: |
Box
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