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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

GUSN

GUSN-171148

Description

Carved ivory double hinged box with the death of Admiral Nelson carved in the interior.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
ivory (tooth component)
Box

Inscription

Nelson / WR/X (Affixed inside of the box)

Associated Person

Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD055

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 3/4 x 2 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1403

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