Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating HMS 'Victory'. The surface is enamelled, the base and sides pale blue, the lid with an untinted transfer depicting a stern view of a warship: 'THE VICTORY' inscribed above.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0074
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: circa 1800
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 38 x 45 x 25 mm