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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 blue. The lid has a blue rim with white spots and is painted in colour with figures representing Hope and Victory seated beside a monument. Victory writes 'Sacred to Nelson' on the plinth and holds a scroll inscribed 'Nelsons Removed to the Armies above'.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0093 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 58 x 43 x 23 mm |