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Description: | Model coffin with hinged lid. Lead lined, scratched on inside 'Wood & lead of Nelson's coffin's'. Copper handles, silver studs. Silver plaque on outside 'NELSON & BRONTE/AETATIS 47/VICTORY/OFF/TRAFALGAR/21 Oct 1805', 'The Gift of Walter Burke Esqr, Purser of Hs Mjs Ship VICTORY, who with painful feelings supported the dying hero in his last moments. To S. Lamprey Esq'.
Inscription. Decoration: studded; the lead lining is from Nelson's coffin.
caption: Model coffin | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Walter coffins Lamprey Early 19th century Nelson Walter Burke S Victory 1765 (HMS) Commemoration and legacy models (representations) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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