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Patch box
Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Lid edged with blue border with white spots. It depicts a female figure, mourning over a tomb inscribed 'Sacred to the memory of Nelson', with an anchor and sword on top. There is a weeping willow to the right and the sea and a ship in the left background.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0108 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 mm x 37 mm x 22 mm |