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Patch box
Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). It has a hinged lid with a metal rim. The base and sides are white with verticle 'leaf' stripes in blue. There is a red spotted motif between each stripe. The lid is painted with a battle scene. In a white oval, surrounded by a zigzig design with blue spots: 'The Glorious Victory of Adm. Lord Nelson 1st Aug 1798.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0090 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 x 42 x 25 mm |