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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 green, the sides in a raised scallop design. The lid is white inscribed in black: 'When Nelson knew the Battle was won He said the fate. Gods will be done'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0137 |
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| 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: 40 mm x 36 mm x 22 mm |