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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 pink. The top is white with a black transfer design of a gun, garlanded with laurel wreaths and a ribbon inscribed: 'NELSON & BRITISH GRATITUDE'. Trumpets and ship's rigging are shown behind.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0050 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 x 35 x 25 mm |