Battersea Bilston Enamel ‘My Love Is Pure’ Motto Patch Box Circa 1800

An oval Battersea Bilston English Enamel Love Motto Patch Box. A pair of White Love Doves on a Branch, Raised Enamel on a Cobalt Blue Background. The top reads My Love is Pure and will endure, in gold lettering. The inside lid has a mirror. The base is also cobalt blue enamel. The motto is one that is not found very often.

The box is in very good condition. Bright Vibrant Colors. The hinges are good with a nice patina. The box closes good and tight. Usually, the gold lettering is faded but this is in excellent condition.

Measures approximately 2” x 1 3/8” x ¾” tall. Pictured next to a quarter coin for scale.

This Patch Box is English, enamel on copper. Circa 1800. The Cobalt Blue boxes were made in Wednesbury. I have sold many Wednesbury enamel boxes over the last 40 years, however I have never found one in finer condition than this box.

Patches were the 18th century equivalent of beauty marks and were traditionally little pieces of gummed black silk taffeta or velvet used to draw attention to a particular facial feature and to flatter the complexion.