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 mourning female figure and a tomb bearing the letter 'N', the edge has a blue border with white dots and the inscription: 'Mourn England mourn grim Death As tore thy Darling Nelson away'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0071
Collection: Decorative art
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: 52 x 40 x 22 mm