Nelson's Ship In A Bottle

This is the new sculpture on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, which after laying empty for years now has something new on it every few months. The plaque reads thus:

"Nelson's Ship In A Bottle
by Yinka Shonibare MBE b. 1962 London

"Nelson's Ship In A Bottle" is a sculpture of Nelson's flagship 'HMS Victory'. The sculpture considers the relationship bewteen the birth of the British Empire, made possible in part by Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, and multiculturalism in Britain today.

"For me it's a celebration of London's immense ethnic wealth, giving expression to and honouring the many cultures and ethnicities that are still breathing precious wind into the sails of the United Kingdom" Yinka Shonibare MBE

The sculpture is 3.25 metres high and 5 metres long and weighs 4 tons"

I'll add to the above that the glass catches the light very well on a sunny day like this.