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Description: | Music box with one barrel fitted into a wooden case. Naval actions between British and French ships are painted on the lid and sides. On the front, a head and shoulders portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Behind him, the Union Flag and a naval battle, 'PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT' on a ribbon below. 'HMS CANOPUS WARD ROOM' painted inside the lid.
caption: Music Box painted with Naval Actions and Portrait of Nelson (lid closed)
caption: Music Box painted with Naval Actions and Portrait of Nelson (lid open) | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Canopus 1798 (HMS) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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