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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 lid with a tinted transfer showing a memorial, surmounted by a bust, with willow trees either side and the inscription: 'May the spirit of Nelson each Briton inspire'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0059 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| 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: 43 x 38 x 23 mm |