Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. The surface is enamelled, with a pale blue base and sides, the white lid with an untinted transfer depicting a ship, with the inscription: 'Off Trafalgar the Battle was Fought / Lord Nelson's Life the Victory bought'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0042
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Patch box
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1805
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 43 x 38 x 25 mm
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