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Patch box
Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the battle of the Nile, 1798. The surface is enamelled, the base white, sides royal blue, the lid is painted with a coloured picture of a naval battle, one ship on fire. The scene has a border of white dots and the inscription 'L'Orient on Fire in the Glorious Victory by Adm NELSON', '1st August 1798'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0062 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Vessels: | Orient fl.1798 (French navy) |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 x 40 x 20 mm |