Patch box

Oval patch box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base white, the sides green. The lid white with a painted portrait inscribed 'ADML NELSON'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0082
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 35 x 50 x 25 mm