Patch box

Oval patch box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled with green base and sides, the lid with a tinted transfer portrait of Nelson within a green, and gilt border with white spots.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0040
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 35 x 50 x 23 mm