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 pale blue. The white lid is painted in colour with a picture of a seaman, standing by the shore, shipping in the background. He holds a glass in one hand and a bottle in the other, inscribed above is the toast 'NELSON and the British crew forever'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0087
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1800
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 50 x 35 x 23 mm
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