Patch box

Oval patch box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base and gadrooned sides pink, the lid white with a coloured painting of a ship inscribed: 'Brave Nelson is no more', 'Success to his Memory'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0015
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 40 x 35 x 25 mm
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