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 blue rim with white spots and is painted in colour with figures representing Hope and Victory seated beside a monument. Victory writes 'Sacred to Nelson' on the plinth and holds a scroll inscribed 'Nelsons Removed to the Armies above'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0093
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 58 x 43 x 23 mm