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 pink, the white lid with an untinted transfer depicting a gun and naval trophies, a scroll is inscribed 'Nelson and British Gratitude'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0084
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: 40 x 35 x 25 mm