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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 in royal blue. The lid has a blue border with white spots, within this is painted a naval action - one vessel is on fire; inscribed above 'Nelson & Victory'.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0113 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 x 38 x 25 mm |