Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The sides are enamelled lilac, on the white lid, a coloured transfer print of Nelson (no hat) with ships behind. On a scroll behind his head: 'Nelson & Victory'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0101
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: 55 mm x 47 mm x 25 mm