Patch box

Oval patch box commemorating the battle of Camperdown, 1797. The surface is enamelled, the base and sides pink, the lid with an untinted transfer depicting a fleet within two leaf sprays. The lid is inscribed: 'Success to Admiral Duncan's Fleet'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0008
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797
Date made: circa 1797
People: Duncan, Adam
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 42 x 35 x 22 mm