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Patch box
Oval patch box commemorating the battles of the Glorious 1st of June, 1794, Camperdown and Cape St Vincent 1797. The surface enamelled with pale blue base and sides, the white lid with an untinted transfer depicting Duncan's flag ship between two laurel sprays. The transfer is inscribed 'HOWE & JERVIS Victory did Command and DUNCAN'S Glory doth unrivall'd stand'; beneath the ship 'The Venerable'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0009 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797 |
| Vessels: | Venerable 1784 (HMS) |
| Date made: | circa 1797 |
| People: | Duncan, Adam; Howe, Richard Jervis, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 x 38 x 25 mm |