Patch box

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

Object Details

ID: OBJ0102
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: 52 mm x 43 mm x 27 mm