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 royal blue, the lid with an untinted transfer showing Britannia - an eye with a nimbus above, holding a scroll inscribed 'NELSON'. Inscribed above: 'Britannia rules the waves'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0103
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 x 40 x 20 mm
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