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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, the base and sides pale blue. The lid with a tinted transfer of a winged figure representing Victory holding a cross in one hand and a portrait medallion in the other. Behind her is a pyramid and to one side, a palm tree, lion and harp. The scene is inscribed: 'Nothing can oppose Virtue & Courage', 'Victory of the Nile Augt 1 1798'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0047 |
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| 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: 52 x 40 x 20 mm |