Patch box
Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The base is white, the sides pale blue. The lid is bordered with white spots with a painted picture of a sailor standing beside a memorial inscribed:' In Memory of Lord Nelson.' He is holding a banner inscribed: 'He lives in our hearts.'
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0144 |
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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. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 47 mm x 40 mm x 23 mm |
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