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Patch box
Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The base and gadrooned sides are enamelled pink. The white lid has a border pattern of pink triangles and blue spots within which is a transferred inscription in black cursive script 'Nelson/his King & Countrys/PRIDE/Who in the Blaze of Glory/DIED'.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0115 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 x 38 x 25 mm |