Object Image

Oval patch box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base and sides pink, the lid with a tinted transfer of naval trophies, an inscription within a laurel border: 'Like Nelson may each Briton be / A friend to King and Country'.

Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund....

c. 1800
Coating: enamel, copper
52.0 x 42.0 x 25.0 mm
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Image and text © Royal Museums Greenwich, 2021

Where you'll find this

National Maritime Museum
Permanent collection