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.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0050
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
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