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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 is white, the sides royal blue, the lid in polychrome with a blue, gilt and white border decorated wih white dots. The lid is painted with Hope leaning against an anchor and Fame blowing a trumpet. Inscribed on the white border: 'Hope stands beholding their Actions most Glorious. Fame with her Trumpet sounds NELSON Victorious.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0151 |
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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, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 55 mm x 45 mm x 28 mm |