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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 gadrooned sides green, the lid white with a border of green triangles and red spots with a transferred inscription: 'WHEN / Nelson knew the / Battle won He said to fate / GODS will be done'.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0043 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 x 35 x 22 mm |