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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 white, sides green, the lid with a tinted transfer depicting a wreath and two trumpets. Within the wreath is inscribed: 'BRITISH GRATITUDE TO NELSONS VALOUR'. The lid has a green border with white spots.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0046 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 x 40 x 25 mm |