Commemorative box
Category
Brassware
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, Feather, Seahorse, Tortoiseshell
Measurements
73 mm (Diameter)25 mm (W)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1339791
Summary
Circular brass commemorative box with the embossed head of Admiral Lord Nelson and Greek Key pattern to the outside. Inscription on the base reads 'CONQUEROR AT ABOUKIR 1 AUGT 1798 COPENHAGEN 2 APRIL 1801 TRAFALGAR 21 OCTR 1805 WHERE HE GLORIOUSLY FELL' surrounded by a garland of oak leaves. Contains a dried seahorse, a piece of tortoiseshell and a feather. CPW Item Number 146.
Provenance
CPW Item Number 146 Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.