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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 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'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0042 |
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| 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 |