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 sides royal blue, the lid with a tinted transfer portrait of Nelson inscribed 'Nelson and Victory'.
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0030 |
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Type: | Patch box |
Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
Date made: | circa 1800 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 55 x 47 x 25 mm |