Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid. The surface is enamelled, base white, sides white with blue leaf stripe decoration, interspersed with red flowers. The lid has a blue zigzag border with white spots. Painted in the centre is a one-legged sailor, glass in one hand, pointing out to sea with the other. There is a barrel to the right, with a bottle on top. Above the sailor is the inscription 'The Friend of Humanity'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0073
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Patch box
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1800
People: Fawssett, A. C.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Fawssett Collection
Measurements: Overall: 33 x 47 x 25 mm