Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled with a white base and sides with blue leaf stripe decoration interspersed with red flowers. The lid is decorated with a painted portrait of Nelson within a royal blue, gilt and white zigzag border decorated with spots; inscribed above 'The Immortal NELSON'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0061
Type: Patch box
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Date made: circa 1800
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 35 x 50 x 23 mm