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'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0137
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
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