Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base and sides royal blue. The lid is painted in colour with a mourning female figure and a tomb inscribed 'He is no more N'. The edge is blue with white dots, a gilt-edged white border is inscribed: 'Mourn England mourn grim Death As tore thy Darling NELSON away'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0141
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 52 x 40 x 22 mm
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