Patch box

Oval patch box, the surface is enamelled, the base white and the sides green. The white lid has a tinted transfer of a seated woman spinning, buildings in the background. The box has no mirror inside.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0104
Type: Patch box
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Date made: circa 1800
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 50 x 45 x 25 mm