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Description: | Artist: Unknown, silversmith; Date(s): 1805 - 1836; Classification(s): boxes, snuff box, carving, two pieces of wood were carved (for the lid and base) then fitted with a silver lining, rim mounts and hinge. The plaques and interior of the lid were engraved with the inscriptions. The lid and base plaques and the thumbpiece were applied.; Acquisition: given by Gunning, G., 1836-12-17, Given by G. Gunning Esq. [M.12-1836]
Description: rectangular box with cut corners in wood from H.M.S. Victory, lined and mounted in silver; the flat lid with plaque inscribed "Nelson" | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | Unknown boxes snuff box | Temporal: | name=early 19th Century; start=1805; end=1836 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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