Code: E0718
Dimensions:
Large sky-ground enamel patch box, the base decorated with alternating raised floral sprigs and leaves. The lid has an-over painted transfer print of Admiral Keppel with raised yellow swag border. Bilston C1780 Internal steel mirror (slight scuffing).
NB: Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, served during the Seven Years War, and later as First Lord of the Admiralty during the War of American Independence. Charges of misconduct were brought against him by Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser following the battle of Ushant, but following a court martial, Keppel was honourably acquitted. The portrait on this box is after a medal by T Lyng, struck in 1779 to commemorate his acquittal.
