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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 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'.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0087 |
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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, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 x 35 x 23 mm |