The Authentic Nelson

by Unknown
Format: Trade Book
Pub. Date: 2005-07-01
Publisher(s): INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP
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Summary

"The Authentic Nelson investigates the dispersal of Nelson's possessions and traces their regrouping into public and private collections. It looks at the ways the 'Nelson relics' have been used in museum displays and naval exhibitions, how some of these displays have been the target for burglaries, and how later copies and deliberate fakes have confused the story for collectors and curators. It also traces the history of Nelson's personal and shipboard belongings, from his uniform and clothing, medals and orders, furniture, weapons, telescopes and other equipment, to his watches and jewellery, domestic porcelain and table linen, silver and other valuable presentations." "The second half of the book is a catalogue of the surviving objects once owned by Nelson and now in museum collections and private ownership. It is arranged into sections according to type and ends with the objects relating to his death and funeral. The detailed catalogue descriptions enable comparisons to be made with some of the Nelson material that is still constantly coming to light, and provide an aid to authenticating new discoveries."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Rina Prentice was the curator of antiquities at the National Maritime Museum.

Table of Contents

Author's Preface 6(6)
PART I The Story of Nelson's Possessions
Nelson's Possessions
12(18)
Nelson in the Saleroom
30(18)
Nelson Displayed: Museums & Special Exhibitions
48(12)
A Loss to the Nation
60(18)
Caveat Emptor: Fakes, Copies & Myths
78(100)
PART II Catalogue
Uniform & Clothing
96(14)
Orders & Medals
110(6)
Silver
116(14)
Jewellery, Personal Accessories & Gifts
130(10)
Ceramics, Glass & Table Linen
140(12)
Seagoing Furniture
152(7)
Weapons & Shipboard Equipment
159(5)
Nelson's Wounds & Death
164(14)
Appendix 1 Extracts from Lord Nelson's will 178(2)
Appendix 2 Lloyd's presentation silver 180(1)
Appendix 3 Chamberlain's Worcester porcelain service 181(1)
Footnotes 182(2)
Bibliography 184(2)
Nelson chronology 186(2)
Index 188(4)
Picture acknowledgements 192

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