Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle
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Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle is a large-scale public sculpture by Yinka Shonibare featuring a replica of Admiral Nelson’s flagship encased in a glass bottle, notable for its use of African-print sails to explore themes of colonialism and cultural identity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle canonical | 4 |
| Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle by Yinka Shonibare | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle Context triple: [Yinka Shonibare, notableWork, Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle]
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The Shipwreck
The Shipwreck is a dramatic 18th-century maritime painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its vivid depiction of storm-tossed seas and human struggle against nature.
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B.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
The Brigs of Ayr
"The Brigs of Ayr" is a poem by Robert Burns that personifies the old and new bridges over the River Ayr in Scotland to reflect on change, progress, and local life.
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D.
Neptune’s Kingdom
Neptune’s Kingdom is a nautical-themed family entertainment center at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk featuring mini-golf, arcade games, and other indoor attractions.
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E.
Sloop John B
"Sloop John B" is a popular folk song famously adapted and recorded by the Beach Boys on their landmark 1966 album "Pet Sounds."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle Target entity description: Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle is a large-scale public sculpture by Yinka Shonibare featuring a replica of Admiral Nelson’s flagship encased in a glass bottle, notable for its use of African-print sails to explore themes of colonialism and cultural identity.
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A.
The Shipwreck
The Shipwreck is a dramatic 18th-century maritime painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its vivid depiction of storm-tossed seas and human struggle against nature.
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B.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
The Brigs of Ayr
"The Brigs of Ayr" is a poem by Robert Burns that personifies the old and new bridges over the River Ayr in Scotland to reflect on change, progress, and local life.
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D.
Neptune’s Kingdom
Neptune’s Kingdom is a nautical-themed family entertainment center at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk featuring mini-golf, arcade games, and other indoor attractions.
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E.
Sloop John B
"Sloop John B" is a popular folk song famously adapted and recorded by the Beach Boys on their landmark 1966 album "Pet Sounds."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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public sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm |
installation art
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
British imperial history
ⓘ
hybrid cultural identities ⓘ postcolonial critique ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Admiral Horatio Nelson
ⓘ
linked to:
Horatio Nelson
Trafalgar Square ⓘ |
| colorPalette | bright multicoloured sails ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Fourth Plinth Programme
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourth Plinth
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Yinka Shonibare ⓘ |
| culturalContext | British-Nigerian perspective ⓘ |
| culturalReference | maritime tradition of ship-in-a-bottle models ⓘ |
| depictionStyle | realistic ship model with stylised sails ⓘ |
| depicts |
Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship
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HMS Victory ⓘ |
| genre |
public art
ⓘ
site-specific art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
African-print textile sails
ⓘ
glass bottle ⓘ model ship ⓘ |
| inception | 2010 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Battle of Trafalgar
ⓘ
HMS Victory ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| mainSubject |
British naval history
ⓘ
colonialism ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ globalisation ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
glass
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resin ⓘ textile ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large-scale ship model inside a glass bottle
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reinterpretation of Admiral Nelson’s flagship ⓘ use of African-print sails ⓘ |
| originallyInstalledAt |
Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square
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linked to:
Fourth Plinth
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| purpose | to prompt reflection on empire and multicultural Britain ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale sculpture ⓘ |
| title | Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle Description of subject: Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle is a large-scale public sculpture by Yinka Shonibare featuring a replica of Admiral Nelson’s flagship encased in a glass bottle, notable for its use of African-print sails to explore themes of colonialism and cultural identity.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle
subject linked to:
Oluwafemi
subject linked to:
Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 by Elmgreen & Dragset