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 blue. The lid has a border of white spots and is painted with a depiction of the line of battle at Trafalgar surrounded by the inscription 'England expects every man', 'To do his Duty Nelson Oct. 21 1805'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0089
Type: Patch box
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 58 x 48 x 23 mm
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