Patch box
Oval patch box. The surface is enamelled, the base white and the sides pale blue. The lid has a pale blue border, the centre painted with a ships in full sail on a white background, inscribed above 'Britons rule'. The interior of the lid is glazed with a picture of Hope leaning on an anchor and gazing out to sea towards a ship.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0119 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | circa 1800? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 42 x 38 x 25 mm |
| Parts: | Patch box |