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'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0114
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
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