Patch box

Oval patch box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base and sides white, decorated with flowers and drapes, the lid is painted with a coloured portrait of Nelson in uniform and a hat. On the side of the box is inscribed: 'Trafalgar 21st October 1805'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0014
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Patch box
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1805
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 50 x 38 x 22 mm