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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 sides green, the lid edged green with white dots. It is painted in colour with a sailor, leaning against an anchor, indicating two ships in the background, inscribed above: 'To serve without Bribe, tis a true Britons Pride'.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0052 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 x 35 x 22 mm |