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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 base is enamelled white, the sides royal blue. The lid is mainly blue, with a royal blue and gilt border with white spots. Inscribed on a white inner border: 'L'Oriont [sic] on Fire in the Glorious Victory by Adm NELSON 1st August 1798.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0107 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Vessels: | Orient fl.1798 (French navy) |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm x 40 mm x 20 mm |