Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid. The surface is enamelled, the base and sides pale blue, the white lid with a tinted transfer depicting Hope, personified with an anchor pointing to a ship at sea in the background.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0022
Type: Patch box
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Date made: circa 1800
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 52 x 44 x 25 mm
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