Viscount Admiral Lord Nelson

ca. 1805

Not on view

This glass cameo served as a token of grief as well as pride, commemorating Nelson, who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar in which his fleet was nevertheless victorious over the French.

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Title: Viscount Admiral Lord Nelson
Date: ca. 1805
Culture: British
Medium: Bust: gold wire, glass paste; anchor and border: glass, half-pearls, human hair; frame: gold wire, silk, copper-gilt
Dimensions: Overall (with bail): 2 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (5.6 × 3.8 cm)
Classifications: Jewelry, Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit Line: The Glenn Tilley Morse Collection, Bequest of Glenn Tilley Morse, 1950
Object Number: 50.187.3
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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