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Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base and sides pink, a coloured portrait of Nelson is painted on the lid with vessels behind, inscribed above: 'Adml Lord Nelson'.

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Object details

ID:	OBJ0033
Type:	Patch box
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	circa 1800
People:	Nelson, Horatio
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements:	Overall: 42 x 57 x 27 mm