Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The base and gadrooned sides are enamelled pink. The white lid has a border pattern of pink triangles and blue spots within which is a transferred inscription in black cursive script 'Nelson/his King & Countrys/PRIDE/Who in the Blaze of Glory/DIED'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0115
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 x 38 x 25 mm
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