Patch box
Unknown Artist
Oval patch box commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base and sides in pale blue. The lid is white with a tinted transfer of a ship, inscribed 'Nelson Triumphant', 'Victory or Death'.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
c. 1800
Coating: enamel, copper
44.0 x 38.0 x 25.0 mm
OBJ0126
Image and text © Royal Museums Greenwich, 2021
Where you'll find this
National Maritime Museum
Permanent collection