Vice Admiral Horatio Nelso (1758-1805): C.935-2016

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Titles

Vice Admiral Horatio Nelso (1758-1805)

Maker(s)

Possibly Minton (Manufacturer)

Notes

History note: The estate of G. D. V. Glynn

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of G. D. V. Glynn, and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 29.2 cm
Length: 17.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm

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Place(s) associated

Stoke-on-Trent ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2016-01-25) by H.M. Government

Components of the work

Base Length 10.9 cm

Materials used in production

Parian (porcelain)

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.935-2016
Primary reference Number: 215937
Old number: 200?
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Audit data

Created: Friday 26 May 2017 Updated: Friday 31 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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            "Vice Admiral Horatio Nelso (1758-1805)"
            Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/215937 Accessed: 2022-08-12 04:58:40

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            |title=Vice Admiral Horatio Nelso (1758-1805)
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-08-12 04:58:40|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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