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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: | OBJ0140 |
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| Type: | Patch box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 55 mm x 45 mm x 27 mm |