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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 royal blue. The lid is painted in colour with a mourning female figure and a tomb inscribed 'He is no more N'. The edge is blue with white dots, a gilt-edged white border is inscribed: 'Mourn England mourn grim Death As tore thy Darling NELSON away'.
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Object details
| ID: | OBJ0141 |
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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: 52 x 40 x 22 mm |