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Patch box
Rectangular patch box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base and sides royal blue, the lid is white, painted with a coloured design of an anchor and cannon within an oval inscription: 'Like Nelson may each Briton be / A friend to King and Country'. The edges of the lid are painted with leaves and flowers.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0011 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 x 42 x 27 mm |
| Parts: | Patch box |