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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 sides royal blue, the lid with a tinted transfer of a naval battle flanked by sprays of blue foliage and the inscription: 'The glorious Victory of Adml Nelson on the 1st. of Augst 1798
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0067 |
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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: 42 x 35 x 23 mm |