Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating the battle of Camperdown, 1797. The surface is enamelled with a white base, pink sides, the white lid with an untinted transfer with pink and blue border. The transfer depicts a foul anchor with laurel branches above and below; inscribed beneath: 'DUNCAN and VICTORY'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0005
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1797
People: Duncan, Adam
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Sheet: 43 x 37 x 25 mm
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