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Patch box
Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating naval heroes of the French Revolutionary War. The surface is enamelled, the base and sides green, the lid with a tinted transfer depicting Fame looking out towards the sea with vessels off the coast. A banner suspended from her trumpet is inscribed with the names 'Duncan Jervis Abercromby Nelson Howe'. Behind her Peace, looking landwards, holds out a wreath, with a cornucopia below. Inscribed above the figures: 'Fame Proclaiming her Heroes Peace with Plenty'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0057 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| People: | Duncan, Adam; Jervis, John Abercromby, Ralph Nelson, Horatio Howe, Richard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 57 x 43 x 20 mm |
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