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Patch box
Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the battle of the Nile, 1798. The surface is enamelled with a blue base and sides, the white lid with a black transferred inscription: 'Hail Nelson Hail / Thy naval Thunders roar / Humbl'd proud France / Near Egypts fertile shore'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0037 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 x 35 x 23 mm |