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 pink, the lid with an untinted transfer of a wreath and two trumpets. Within the wreath is the inscription: 'British Gratitude to Nelsons Valour'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0053
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 45 x 35 x 25 mm
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