Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and the battle of the Nile, 1798. The surface is enamelled, the base white and the sides pink. The lid has a pink border with white spots and has a painted depiction of a naval action, inscribed above 'Adm Nelson's Victory 1st August 1798.'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0097
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: 48 x 40 x 22 mm