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Patch box
Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid. The surface is enamelled, base white, sides white with blue leaf stripe decoration, interspersed with red flowers. The lid has a blue zigzag border with white spots. Painted in the centre is a one-legged sailor, glass in one hand, pointing out to sea with the other. There is a barrel to the right, with a bottle on top. Above the sailor is the inscription 'The Friend of Humanity'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0073 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| People: | Fawssett, A. C. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 x 47 x 25 mm |