Patch box
Oval enamelled patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The sides and base are lilac. The lid has a tinted transfer portrait of Nelson with masts and rigging behind, inscribed: 'Adml Nelson.'
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0139 |
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Type: | Patch box |
Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
Places: | Bilston |
Date made: | circa 1800 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 55 mm x 45 mm x 27 mm |
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