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Description: | Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base and sides coloured royal blue. The lid has a blue and gold border with white spots. In the centre is a painted picture of Hope, leaning on an anchor, watching a sea battle in the background. Fame blows a trumpet. Inscription 'Hope stands beholding their Actions most Glorious', 'FAME with her trumpet sounds Nelson Victorious'.
Collection of W.C. West? | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | Horatio Nelson patch boxes | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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