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Patch box
Oval patch box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) with a mirror inside the lid. The surface is enamelled, the base white and sides white with a blue leaf stripe decoration, interspersed with red flowers. The lid is painted in colour with a naval battle within a border of blue and gold zigzags decorated with white spots. The scene is surrounded by the inscription 'The Glorious Victory of Adm. Lord Nelson', '1st Aug 1798'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0064 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 x 42 x 25 mm |