Wooden snuff box made from a part of the Royal George which was sunk in 1782 and raised in 1840

Made:
1840-1860 in Bridge Mills
Wooden snuff box made from a part of the Royal George which was

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Wooden snuff box made from a part of the Royal George which was
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Wooden snuff box made from a part of the Royal George which was sunk in 1782 and raised in 1840, rectangular with poem printed on piece of paper made from the cable of the ship, 1782-1840, English, 1840-1860

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A172315
Materials:
oak, ? material
type:
snuff boxes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)