Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Lid edged with blue border with white spots. It depicts a female figure, mourning over a tomb inscribed 'Sacred to the memory of Nelson', with an anchor and sword on top. There is a weeping willow to the right and the sea and a ship in the left background.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0108
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 50 mm x 37 mm x 22 mm