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'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0128
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
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