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 sides pink, the white lid painted in colour with two crossed trumpets and a laurel wreath tied with a blue bow. Inscribed within the wreath 'BRITONS GRATITUDE AND NELSONS VALOR'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0063
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 45 x 35 x 23 mm