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Drumming of Daybreak

THE CASE, BASE, DOLPHINS AND NELSON

The model is now resting on its base of African cherry wood, which is attached to the case’s base of American walnut. The dolphins were hand carved out of American cherry. This combination of all three wood species reflects the colours in the ship’s hull.

The Nelson statue I obtained many years ago. On the front of the base it reads “British Sailors’ Society”, and on its sides are written, “Presented by King E.R. VII” and “contains copper from Nelson’s ship Victory”. I wrote the British Sailors’ Society and they told me that they made a few busts of Nelson as presentation pieces, to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Nelson’s death and the battle of Trafalgar. The copper that it contains was made from the original copper plates that were removed from Victory around this time. The busts are especially valued as they most surely contain copper that was present at Trafalgar. Model finished and in its case June 6th, 2000. Total hours 5500.