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Patch box
Oval enamelled patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The base and sides are royal blue, the lid has a border of the same colour with white spots. An inner border is inscribed: 'Mourn England mourn Grim death as Tore the Darling Nelson away.' Painted in colour with a figure mourning at a tomb inscribed: 'Sacred to Nelson'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0128 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 53 mm x 40 mm x 20 mm |