Patch box

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Round patch box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, base and sides pale blue, the lid with an untinted transfer showing Britannia, an eye with a nimbus above, holding a scroll inscribed 'NELSON'.

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Object Details

ID:	OBJ0077
Collection:	Decorative art
Type:	Patch box
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	circa 1800
People:	Nelson, Horatio
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 20 x 32 mm
Parts:	Patch box Patch box base (OBJ0077.1) Patch box lid (OBJ0077.2)