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Patch box
Oval emamelled patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The sides and base are royal blue. The lid is bordered in royal blue with white spots. On a white inner border: 'England mourn and drop a tear The Victorys Great but Bought to dear [sic].' The lid is painted in colour with a figure mourning at a tomb inscribed: 'Sacred to Nelson.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0129 |
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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: 58 mm x 40 mm x 20 mm |