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 royal blue. The lid painted in colour with a cherub seated on a cornucopia, holding up a laurel spray and crowning a portrait of Nelson with a laurel wreath. The picture is bordered with a blue edge with white dots and the inscription: 'Nelson and Victory with Peace and Plenty'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0069
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1800
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 50 x 40 x 27 mm