Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). It has a white lid with a transfer-printed design showing a half length portrait on Nelson tinted in blue and red. The external surfaces of the base are yellow.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0091
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1800
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 54 x 44 x 25 mm
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