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Patch box
Oval patch box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base and sides royal blue. The lid is white with a border of leaf sprigs. It is painted with a coloured design of two anchors and a cannon surrounded by the inscription: 'LIKE NELSON may each Briton be', 'A friend to King and country'. Inside the lid is painted 'Q. Mary 1937'. This inscription relates to the donor, Queen Mary (1867-1953), wife of George V, who made a collection of Nelsoniana and presented items from it to the Museum.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0010 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Queen Mary, Consort of King George V |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 47 x 37 x 23 mm |
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