Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base and gadrooned sides are green, the lid has a tinted transfer within a green and gilt with white spots. The transfer shows Britannia mourning at a monument to Nelson surmounted by a bust with flags behind. The plinth is inscribed: 'In Memory of Nelson'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0026
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Patch box
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Date made: circa 1805
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 35 x 50 x 25 mm