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Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the battle of the Nile, 1798. The surface is enamelled with a blue base and sides, the white lid with a black transferred inscription: 'Hail Nelson Hail / Thy naval Thunders roar / Humbl'd proud France / Near Egypts fertile shore'.

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Object details

ID:	OBJ0037
Type:	Patch box
Display location:	Not on display
Events:	French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Date made:	circa 1798
People:	Nelson, Horatio
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements:	Overall: 45 x 35 x 23 mm