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.'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0144
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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