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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 white, sides blue, the lid polychrome with a blue and gilt border with white spots. The lid is painted with two vessels at sea, above flies a cherub holding a palm branch and blowing a trumpet. On a blue heart with a border of gilt and white dots between the ships is the inscription: 'Success attend our NAVY'. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | patch boxes | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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