Patch box

Oval patch box. The surface is enamelled, the base white and the sides pale blue. The lid has a pale blue border, the centre painted with a ships in full sail on a white background, inscribed above 'Britons rule'. The interior of the lid is glazed with a picture of Hope leaning on an anchor and gazing out to sea towards a ship.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0119
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1800?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 42 x 38 x 25 mm
Parts: Patch box