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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 white and sides pale green. The lid is white, with a painted, coloured design of a sailor, standing on the shore, a glass in one hand and a stick in the other, two ships in the background, the toast 'Nelson forever' inscribed above.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0045 |
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| 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: 40 x 35 x 22 mm |