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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 surface is enamelled, the base and sides in pale pink. The lid is painted with a warship in full sail on a calm sea, on the stern 'Vanguard'. Inscribed above 'NELSON'S VICTORY 1ST OF AUGT 1798'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0114 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Vessels: | Vanguard 1787 (HMS) |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 47 x 35 x 22 mm |