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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'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0089 |
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| 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 |