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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 royal blue, the lid painted with Nelson falling wounded on the deck of 'Victory' supported by an officer, a line of eight ships in the background. The lid has an outer blue border with white spots and the inscription: 'Off Trafalgar the battle was Fought', 'Nelsons Life the Victory Bought' on a white inner border with gilt edges.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0068 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 x 40 x 20 mm |