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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'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0026 |
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| 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 |
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