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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 in colour with a cherub seated on a cornucopia, holding up a laurel spray and crowning a portrait of Nelson with a laurel wreath. The picture is bordered with a blue edge with white dots and the inscription: 'Nelson and Victory with Peace and Plenty'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0069 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 x 40 x 27 mm |