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Nelson's Ship in a Bottle

Yinka Shonibare
2010

Description

Large glass bottle with in it a 1:30 scale model of HMS Victory, the ship captained by Nelson. The only significant departure from the historical Victory is the use of richly patterned ?Dutch Wax? fric for the 37 sails. This is a trademark of the artist?s wor and is commonly associated with African dress and symbolic of African identity and independence.

From 2010 to 2012 it stood at the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square.

Inscription(s)

Nelson's Ship in a Bottle

— 2010 —

yinka shonibare, mbe

Sculptor

Yinka Shonibare (1962), British-Nigerian artist (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Artfund, Nelson's Ship in a Bottle.

Locatie (N 51°28'49" - W 0°0'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo238; Photograph: 19 March 2019
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