Patch box lid

Oval patch box lid with a mirror inside. The surface is enamelled and the polychrome decoration depicts a wreath tied with a black ribbon with two trumpets and two doves. It is inscribed: 'Thus the brave Nelson he died with Victory satisfied'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0072.2
Type: Patch box lid
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Walter Collection
Measurements: Overall: 11 mm x 49 mm x 40 mm
Parts: Patch box
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